Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 75-79 , January 2006

Electronic Crossmatching

  • Önder Arslan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Önder Arslan, MD, Ibni Sina Hospital, Blood Bank and Apheresis Unit, Ankara University, Sıhhıye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2005.08.007

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 75-79 , January 2006