Distribution of kell phenotype among pregnant women in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Osaro, Erhabor ^a   Ladan, Malami Aisha ^a   Zama, Isaac ^a   Ahmed, Yakubu ^a   Mairo, Hassan ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Kell phenotype; Nigeria; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FULANI (PEOPLE); HAUSA (PEOPLE); HUMAN; IGBO (PEOPLE); MULTIGRAVIDA; NIGERIA; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; YORUBA (PEOPLE); ADOLESCENT; ANCESTRY GROUP; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

BLOOD GROUP KELL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; KELL BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947063574     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.301.4636     Document Type: Article

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