Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and sickle cell trait among blood donors in Riyadh

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-33

  Alabdulaali, Mohammed K ^a   Alayed, Khaled M ^a   Alshaikh, Abdulaziz F ^a   Almashhadani, Shihab A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; Sickle cell trait

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955417726     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.59389     Document Type: Article

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