Flow cytometric assessment of feto-maternal hemorrhage; a comparison with Betke-Kleihauer

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 641-643

  Fernandes, Bernard J ^a   Von Dadelszen, Peter ^b,c,d   Fazal, Inez ^a   Bansil, Nikki ^a   Ryan, Greg ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal cells; Fetal hemoglobin; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANNULATION; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FETAL HEMORRHAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34547216751     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1736     Document Type: Article

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