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David H. Yawn
Professor of pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Hektoen International - Anne McLaren, transfusion, transplantation, and the nature of blood. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Blood Transfusions in Adults. | Nov 04, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | May 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester Medical Center - Blood Transfusions in Adults. | Feb 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Academy of Family Physicians - Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products: Indications and Complications. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Blood transfusion. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hektoen International - Anne McLaren, transfusion, transplantation, and the nature of blood. | Nov 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Blood transfusion. | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Blood Transfusion: What to know if you get one. | Jun 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Blood Transfusion. | Apr 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Why would you need a Blood Transfusion? | Feb 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Blood transfusions and the immune system. | Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 26, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jun 29, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 03, 2017 | ||
| Added information on the potential of blood from the human umbilical cord to serve as a substitute source of red blood cells for transfusion. | Jan 10, 2017 | ||
| Added a photo of stored human blood. | Jun 03, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 19, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - Blood Transfusions. | May 09, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 01, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 05, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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