Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 255-264 , July 2007

Norman Bethune, Eccentric, Man of Principle, Man of Action, Surgeon, and His Contribution to Blood Transfusion in War

  • Peter H. Pinkerton

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Peter H. Pinkerton, Professor Emeritus, Department of Clinical Pathology, Room B204, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075, Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5.

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 This study received financial support from the academic funds of the Department of Clinical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center.

PII: S0887-7963(07)00022-3

doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2007.03.005

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 255-264 , July 2007