Is antenatal antibody screening worthwhile in Chinese?

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 917-919

  Wong, K F ^a   Tse, K T ^a   Lee, A W C ^a   Mak, C S L ^a   So, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; Antenatal screen; Chinese; Haemolytic disease of the newborn; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; NEWBORN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

EID: 0030760348     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1292944.x     Document Type: Article

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