Red cell immunization in multiply transfused Malay thalassemic patients

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1015-1020

  Noor Haslina, M N ^a,c   Ariffin, N ^a   Illuni Hayati, I ^b   Rosline, H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33751555916     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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