Alloimmunization and autoimmunization in transfusion dependent thalassemia major patients: Study on 319 patients

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 84-88

  Dhawan, Hari Krishan ^a   Kumawat, Vijay ^b   Marwaha, Neelam ^a   Sharma, Ratti Ram ^a   Sachdev, Suchet ^a   Bansal, Deepak ^a   Marwaha, Ram Kumar ^a   Arora, Satyam ^c  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Psychiatry Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College   (India)

^c DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; autoimmunization; thalassemia major; transfusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905391430     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.137438     Document Type: Article

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