Current clinical management of anti-Kell alloimmunization in pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Santiago, Juan C ^a   Ramos Corpas, Domingo ^a   Oyonarte, Salvador ^a   Montoya, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti Kell alloimmunization; Clinical management; Intravascular transfusion; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; KELL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORDOCENTESIS; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 38749126824     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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