Coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Maintaining an adequate and safe supply of blood and blood products
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0973-6247
DOI: 10.4103/ajts.ajts_49_20