Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-25 , January 2007

Computer-Based Blood Donor Screening: A Status Report

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 This study was supported by The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Small Business Innovation Research grant no. HL072635 (Paperless Quality Donor System with Decision Making).

PII: S0887-7963(06)00057-5

doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2006.08.001

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-25 , January 2007

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