Applying molecular immunohaematology to regularly transfused Thalassaemic patients in Thailand

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-35

  Rujirojindakul, Pairaya ^a,b   Flegel, Willy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blood group; Dry matching; Red cell genotyping; Thailand.; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; THAILAND;

EID: 84894167410     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2013.0058-13     Document Type: Article

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