The decline in Rh hemolytic disease: Should Rh prophylaxis get all the credit?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-215

  Joseph, K S ^a,b   Kramer, Michael S ^c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0031940876     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.2.209     Document Type: Article

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