Red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease - Prevalence and trends: A single-center cross-sectional study from United Kingdom

Transfusion

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3279-3280

  Mijovic, Aleksandar ^a   Perera, I Gamini J ^a   Thein, Swee Lay ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIGEN; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE;

EID: 84890332155     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12382     Document Type: Letter

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