Defining a reference range for cold agglutinin titers

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1294-1297

  Bendix, Brenda J ^a   Tauscher, Craig D ^a   Bryant, Sandra C ^a   Stubbs, James R ^a   Jacob, Eapen K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX; SUMMER; VERY ELDERLY; VOLUNTEER; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CRYOGLOBULINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84900514261     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12453     Document Type: Article

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