Weak D prevalence among Indian blood donors

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-139

  Makroo, R N ^a   Raina, Vimarsh ^a   Chowdhry, Mohit ^a   Bhatia, Aakanksha ^a   Gupta, Richa ^a   Rosamma, N L ^a  

^a INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

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EID: 84857709731     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.67030     Document Type: Letter

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