Characterisation of Rh and other blood group systems amongst the Maldivian blood donors

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 393-396

  Saleem, Mohamed ^a   Ibrahim, Muna ^a  

^a IGM Hospital Laboratory Services Kan'baa aisaarani hingun   (Maldives)

Author keywords

Blood group antigens; Maldives; Phenotype frequencies

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP DUFFY SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP KIDD SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP MNSS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD GROUP P SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; COOMBS TEST; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALDIVES; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84895897610     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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