Incidence of Red Blood Cell Alloantibody Formation after Platelet Concentrate Transfusions
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Blood Transfusion
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1226-9336,2383-6881
DOI: 10.17945/kjbt.2019.30.1.33