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Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donations: The Reasons for Underrepresentation of Female Gender and the Way Forward

Arcot J Priyadarsini, Sangeeta Kumari, Karan Kumar, Suchet Sachdev

Citation Information : Priyadarsini AJ, Kumari S, Kumar K, Sachdev S. Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donations: The Reasons for Underrepresentation of Female Gender and the Way Forward. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2023; 57 (1):1-2.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1622

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-04-2023

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).


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