A general method for concentrating blood samples in preparation for counting very low numbers of white cells

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Szuflad, P ^a,b   Dzik, W H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Deaconess Hosp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0030988962     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37397240209.x     Document Type: Article

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