Distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups in Greece: An update

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Lialiaris, T S ^a   Digkas, E ^a   Kareli, D ^a   Pouliliou, S ^a   Asimakopoulos, B ^a   Pagonopoulou, O ^a   Simopoulou, M ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD GROUP RH; GENE POOL; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; GENE FREQUENCY; GREECE; HUMANS; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 78650837717     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2010.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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