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Management of Blood Donation System: Literature Review and Research Perspectives

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Baş, S., Carello, G., Lanzarone, E., Ocak, Z., Yalçındağ, S. (2016). Management of Blood Donation System: Literature Review and Research Perspectives. In: Matta, A., Sahin, E., Li, J., Guinet, A., Vandaele, N. (eds) Health Care Systems Engineering for Scientists and Practitioners. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 169. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-35132-2_12

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