Transfusion medicine in a developing country - Alloantibodies to red blood cells in multi-transfused patients in Saudi Arabia

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Gader, Abdel Galil M Abdel ^a   Al Ghumlas, Abeer K ^a   Al Momen, Abdel Kareem M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; Multiple transfusion; Sickle cell disease; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 56449083645     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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