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Blood Donations by Doctors: Donation Practices May Vary by Specialty

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  1. Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City- National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Rana Ahmed Saleh

  2. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mahasen Alsaleh

  3. Department of Biostatistics- Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

    Hala Khalil

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Saleh, R.A., Alsaleh, M. & Khalil, H. Blood Donations by Doctors: Donation Practices May Vary by Specialty. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 39, 156–158 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-022-01551-z

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