Adverse reactions and iron deficiency after blood donation
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Anne F. Eder & Joseph E. Kiss 1 National Medical Affairs; Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, American Red Cross and Adjunct Associate Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA 2 Hemapheresis and Blood Services, The Institute for Transfusion Medicine; and Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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