RBC alloimmunization in blood transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia patients in southern Iran

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 321-326

  Karimi, M ^a   Nikrooz, P ^a   Kashef, S ^a   Jamalian, N ^a   Davatolhagh, Z ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Alloimmunization; Immunoglobulin; Southern Iran

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GROUP; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE;

EID: 34548478813     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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