Alloimmunization among transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-98

  Sadeghian, Mohammad Hadi ^a   Keramati, Mohammad Reza ^a   Badiei, Zahra ^a   Ravarian, Mehrangiz ^a   Ayatollahi, Hossein ^a   Rafatpanah, Houshang ^a   Daluei, Mohammad Khajeh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alloantibody; Thalassemia; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051738711     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.53884     Document Type: Article

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