title: Why has the demand for platelet components increased? A commentary.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Immunologie und Transfusionsmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greinacher
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011158:Population Growth