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Research Article

The impact of evaluating platelet transfusion need by platelet mass index on reducing the unnecessary transfusions in newborns

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Pages 1787-1789 | Received 25 Nov 2013, Accepted 29 Dec 2013, Published online: 03 Feb 2014

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