Virtual Blood Banking: A 7-Year Experience
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Virtual blood banking: a 7-year experience.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0002-9173
DOI: 10.1309/13cu-j61y-rb50-b1ct