Legal Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 148-150 , May 2010

Death due to blood transfusion-induced anaphylactic shock: A case report

Received 7 December 2009 ,Revised 3 February 2010 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2010.02.001

Legal Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 148-150 , May 2010

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