Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 310-321 , October 2009

Transfusion Medicine in Chicago, Before and After the “Blood Bank”

  • Glenn Ramsey

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Glenn Ramsey, MD, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg 7-301, 251 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Paul J. Schmidt

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doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.06.005

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 310-321 , October 2009