Immunomodulation by blood transfusion: An evolving scientific and clinical challenge

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-308

  Blumberg, Neil ^a,b   Heal, Joanna M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030249493     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(96)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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