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Peanut and fish allergy due to platelet transfusion in a child
Joyce Cheung Yee Ching1, Wendy Lau1, Barbara Hannach1
1Department of Pediatrics (Ching), Rouge Valley Health System; Transfusion Medicine (Lau), Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children; Canadian Blood Services (Lau, Hannach); Department of Pediatrics (Upton), Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
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