The persistence and evanescence of blood group alloantibodies in men

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 505-512

  Tormey, Christopher A ^b   Stack, Gary ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIBODY;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; VETERANS;

EID: 60149089659     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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