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CURRENT PERCEIVED RISKS OF TRANSFUSION IN THE UK AND RELEVANCE TO THE FUTURE ACCEPTANCE OF BLOOD SUBSTITUTES

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Pages 179-189 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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