Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 101-117 , April 2007

Modern Plasma Fractionation

  • Thierry Burnouf

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Thierry Burnouf, PhD, Human Plasma Product Services (HPPS), 18 rue Saint-Jacques, 59800 Lille, France.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2006.11.001

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 101-117 , April 2007