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. 2022 Jul;17(7):574-576.
doi: 10.1002/jhm.12843. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic blood supply crisis

Patrick T McGann  1   2 , Angela C Weyand  3
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Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic blood supply crisis

Patrick T McGann et al. J Hosp Med. 2022 Jul.
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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