Implementation of routine screening for Kell antibodies: Does it improve perinatal survival?

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 953-957

  Kamphuis, Marije M ^b   Lindenburg, Irene ^b   Van Kamp, Inge L ^b   Meerman, Robertjan H ^b   Kanhai, Humphrey H H ^b   Oepkes, Dick ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP KELL ANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP KELL ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROPS; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; ISOANTIBODIES; KELL BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 42949108063     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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