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Connelly-Smith L, Alquist CR, Aqui NA, Hofmann JC, Klingel R, Onwuemene OA, Patriquin CJ, Pham HP, Sanchez AP, Schneiderman J, Witt V, Zantek ND, Dunbar NM. Guidelines on the Use of Therapeutic Apheresis in Clinical Practice — Evidence-Based Approach from the Writing Committee of the American Society for Apheresis: The Ninth Special Issue. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 2023;38(2):77–278. doi:10.1002/jca.22043. Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA).
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