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An unexpected benefit of palliative transfusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2019

Etienne Rivière*
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital Center of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
*
Author for correspondence: Etienne Rivière, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital Center of Bordeaux, 1 avenue Magellan, 33604 Pessac, France. E-mail: e.riviere@neuf.fr

Abstract

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Type
Essay/Personal Reflection
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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