Measurement of feto-maternal haemorrhage: A comparative study of three Kleihauer techniques and two flow cytometry methods

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-142

  Bromilow, I M ^a   Duguid, J K M ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feto maternal haemorrhage; Flow cytometry; Kleihauer test

Indexed keywords

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FETUS MEMBRANE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; SCREENING;

EID: 0030750185     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1997.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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