Adaptable stewardship during a pandemic: a multifaceted approach to sustaining the blood supply for individuals with sickle cell disease
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Richard C. Godby
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Richard C. Godby, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 619 19th Street South, Room M292, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
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Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Kanter
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFoluso Joy Ogunsile
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJose L. O. Lima
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNirupama Singh
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarisa B. Marques
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRance C. Siniard
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Richard C. Godby
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Correspondence
Richard C. Godby, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 619 19th Street South, Room M292, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAshton Kornbrust
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDenis Noubouossie
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Kanter
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFoluso Joy Ogunsile
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJose L. O. Lima
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNirupama Singh
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarisa B. Marques
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRance C. Siniard
Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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