Two cases of graft-versus-host disease following transfusion of nonirradiated blood products
✍ Scribed by Schmitz, N. ;Kayser, W. ;Gassmann, W. ;H�hn, A. ;Kr�ger, G. ;Sachs, V. ;L�ffler, H.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1982
- Weight
- 463 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0584
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