Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , February 2004

Blood component fractionation: manual versus automatic procedures

  • Daniela Pasqualetti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biotechnology and Hematology, University “La Sapienza”, Blood Bank, Via Chieti 7, Rome 00161, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-06-85795-524; fax: +39-06-85795-501
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  • Alessandro Ghirardini

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rome, Italy
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  • Maria Cristina Arista

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biotechnology and Hematology, University “La Sapienza”, Blood Bank, Via Chieti 7, Rome 00161, Italy
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  • Stefania Vaglio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biotechnology and Hematology, University “La Sapienza”, Blood Bank, Via Chieti 7, Rome 00161, Italy
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  • Azis Fakeri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biotechnology and Hematology, University “La Sapienza”, Blood Bank, Via Chieti 7, Rome 00161, Italy
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  • Alan A Waldman

      Affiliations

    • Waldman Biomedical Consultancy, Oceaside, New York, USA
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  • Gabriella Girelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biotechnology and Hematology, University “La Sapienza”, Blood Bank, Via Chieti 7, Rome 00161, Italy

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PII: S1473-0502(03)00201-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2003.07.002

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , February 2004

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