Anti-D alloimmunisation following Rh-incompatible platelet transfusions

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-105

  Misso, Saverio ^a,d   Feola, Bianca ^a   Paesano, Luigi ^b   D'Onofrio, Marcello ^c   Fratellanza, Giorgio ^c   D'Agostino, Elio ^c   Nigro, Mauro ^c   Minerva, Antonio ^a   Formisano, Salvatore ^c  

^a AORN San Sebastiano   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specializzazione SAnna e SSebastiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 47749136594     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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