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Enhancing the utilization of packed red blood cells stock in maternity hospitals

Waleed M. Bawazir and Fahad M. Dakkam
Saudi Medical Journal June 2020, 41 (6) 628-634; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25084
Waleed M. Bawazir
From the Medical Laboratory Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc, PhD
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Fahad M. Dakkam
From the Medical Laboratory Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BSc, MSc
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