A novel allocation strategy for blood transfusions: investigating the tradeoff between the age and availability of transfused blood

@article{Atkinson2012ANA,
  title={A novel allocation strategy for blood transfusions: investigating the tradeoff between the age and availability of transfused blood},
  author={Michael P. Atkinson and Magali J. Fontaine and Lawrence T Goodnough and Lawrence M. Wein},
  journal={Transfusion},
  year={2012},
  volume={52}
}
BACKGROUND: Recent studies show that transfusing older blood may lead to increased mortality. This raises the issue of whether transfusing fresher blood can be achieved without jeopardizing blood availability. 
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