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Evaluation of the confidential unit exclusion form: the Canadian Blood Services experience

S. F. O’Brien, Wenli Fan, Guoliang Xi, Qilong Yi, Mindy Goldman

Vox Sanguinis · 2009 · 23 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The data do not provide any indication of a safety benefit from CUE, but CUE use results in a small but constant loss of apparently safe donations.

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