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CORR Insights®: Minorities Are Less Likely to Receive Autologous Blood Transfusion for Major Elective Orthopaedic Surgery

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Correspondence to M. J. Grecula MD.

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This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article “Minorities Are Less Likely to Receive Autologous Blood Transfusion for Major Elective Orthopaedic Surgery” by Menendez and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3793-5.

The author certifies that he, or any member of his immediate family, has no funding or commercial associations (eg, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.

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The opinions expressed are those of the writers, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR ® or the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.

This CORR Insights® comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3793-5.

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Grecula, M.J. CORR Insights®: Minorities Are Less Likely to Receive Autologous Blood Transfusion for Major Elective Orthopaedic Surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 3567–3569 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3867-4

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