Frequency of red cell alloimmunization in patients with sickle cell anemia in an Egyptian referral hospital

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-257

  Aly, Rabab ^a   El sharnoby, Mohamed R ^b   Hagag, Adel A ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; Red cell antibodies; SCA

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN; RHESUS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGYPT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE;

EID: 84870296234     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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