Validation of large data sets, an essential prerequisite for data analysis: An analytical survey of the Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Schipper, R F ^a,b   Oudshoorn, M ^a,b   D'Amaro, J ^a   Van Der Zanden, H G M ^a,b   De Lange, P ^a,b   Bakker, J T ^b   Bakker, J ^b   Van Rood, J J ^a,b  

^a Blood Bank ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BMDW; Bone marrow donor; Data analysis; Data validation; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

EID: 0029875565     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02537.x     Document Type: Article

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