Current practices and supply logistics do not support HLA matching for red cell transfusions

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2782-

  Gandhi, M J ^a   Stubbs, J R ^a   Jacob, E K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GENE LOCUS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 82455162460     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03779.x     Document Type: Letter

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