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The Red Cross and new developments in blood transfusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Z. S. Hantchef*
Affiliation:
Special Adviser League of Red Cross Societies

Extract

Although mention of blood transfusion dates back to the origin of medicine, it may be said that the genuine history of transfusion starts at the beginning of our century.

Since then transfusion has passed through several decisive phases, but it is only in the past twenty years that it has made spectacular progress and has become one of the essential components of modern medicine.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1974

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