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Digital Archives | Feb 14, 1994 | 19:14

Tainted blood scandal: the tragedy of Factor VIII concentrate

As the Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada begins, new evidence emerges that some AIDS deaths could have been prevented.

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