Comparative study of blood cross matching using conventional tube and gel method

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-130

  Swarup, Davendra ^a   Dhot, P S ^b   Kotwal, J ^c   Verma, A K ^d  

^a AFTC ^*  (India)

^b IDDMS   (India)

^c ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^d HQ 12 Inf Div

Author keywords

Compatibility testing; ID gel technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; GEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBE;

EID: 44949156462     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(08)80054-8     Document Type: Article

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