A quality assurance scheme for the Kleihauer test: The Scottish experience 1988-1996

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-226

  Raafat, A ^a   Fraser, N ^a   Main, R ^a   Urbaniak, S J ^a  

^a Regional Transfusion Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti D; Haemolytic disease of newborn; Kleihauer test; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031239214     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1997.d01-30.x     Document Type: Article

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