Evaluation of a solid-phase test for erythrocyte antibody screening of pregnant women, patients and blood donors

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Sallander, S ^a   Shanwell, A ^a   Aqvist M ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN; HEMAGGLUTININ; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0029909074     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1996.7140221.x     Document Type: Article

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