Early and current days of transfusion medicine help to understand longevity and particularities of transfusion therapy in the elderly.
Interregional Blood Transfusion Service, Swiss Red Cross, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Medical Laboratory Dr. Risch, Bern, Switzerland.
Jean-Daniel
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Tissot
Interregional Blood Transfusion Service, Swiss Red Cross, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Medical Laboratory Dr. Risch, Bern, CH 3097, Switzerland. Electronic address: urs.nydegger@risch.ch.
Urs E
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Nydegger
Interregional Blood Transfusion Service, Swiss Red Cross, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Medical Laboratory Dr. Risch, Bern, Switzerland.
Lorenz
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Risch
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001771:Blood Banks; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*