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Qualifications and training of adult stem cell donor recruiters: recommendations by the World Marrow Donor Association

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Schmidt, A., Amer, B., Halet, M. et al. Qualifications and training of adult stem cell donor recruiters: recommendations by the World Marrow Donor Association. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 148–150 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.98

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