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Vol. 10 (2018): Review Articles, Original Articles, Scientific Letters, Case Reports
Increased mortality in male recipients of red cells from ever pregnant female donors : mHAGs on red cells to blame ?
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Received: December 4, 2017
Accepted: December 11, 2017
Accepted: December 11, 2017
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“Increased mortality in male recipients of red cells from ever pregnant female donors : mHAGs on red cells to blame ?” (2018) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 10(1), p. e2018009. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2018.009.
