Blood safety: bacterial screening of blood products
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Quality and Safety of Blood Products
1Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 4J5 2Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia 3Canadian Blood Services, 8249-114 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2R8 4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 8249-114 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2R8 5Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, ON, Canada 6Department of Patho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ISBT Science Series
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1751-2816,1751-2824
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2824.2010.01397.x