Placental umbilical cord whole blood transfusion to combat anemia in the background of tuberculosis and emaciation and its potential role as an immuno-adjuvant therapy for the under-resourced people of the world

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Bhattacharya, N ^a,b  

^a B P Poddar Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Placental umbilical cord blood transfusion; Safe; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL VOLUME; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PLACENTA; TUBERCULOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANTIGENS, CD34; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMACIATION; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACENTA; POVERTY; TUBERCULOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 33747009411     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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