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Original Article

The Incidence Rate of Acute Transfusion Reactions in Thalassemia Patients Referred to the Shiraz Thalassemia Centre, Shiraz, Iran, Before and After the Establishment of the Hemovigilance System

Leila KasraianBlood Transfusion Research Centre, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad H. KarimiTransplantation Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
Pages 274-280 | Received 23 Apr 2014, Accepted 29 Oct 2014, Published online: 02 Jun 2015

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