CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON PLATELET TRANSFUSION, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH, 27–28 NOVEMBER 1997: Synopsis of background papers
Norfolk, Ancliffe, Contreras, Hunt, Machin, Murphy, Williamson,
Williamson
University of Cambridge/National Blood Service, U.K.
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Williamson
University of Cambridge/National Blood Service, U.K.
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