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The Vel blood group system: a review Cover

The Vel blood group system: a review

By: J.R. Storry and  T. Peyrard  
Paid access
|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-008 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 59
Published on: Oct 9, 2019
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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