Alloimmunisation in thalassaemics: A comparison between recipients of usual matched and partial better matched blood. An evaluation at a tertiary care centre in India

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Pujani, Mukta ^a   Pahuja, Sangeeta ^a   Dhingra, Bhavna ^b   Chandra, Jagdish ^b   Jain, Manjula ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alloimmunisation; Indian population; Red cell alloantibodies; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOMBS TEST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT; ISOANTIBODIES; KELL BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 84893933068     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0154-12     Document Type: Article

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