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Dr David Allan is a medical consultant with the National Public Cord Blood Bank at Canadian Blood Services.
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Chan, J., Tay, J. & Allan, D. Importance of factors influencing the decision to proceed with cord blood transplantation in adults: results of a web-based survey of the Canadian transplant community. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 1482–1483 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2013.85
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