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Trends of ABO and Rh phenotypes in transfusion-dependent patients in Pakistan Cover

Trends of ABO and Rh phenotypes in transfusion-dependent patients in Pakistan

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|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-062 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 170 - 173
Published on: Oct 9, 2019
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 N. Anwar, M. Borhany, S. Ansari, S. Khurram, U. Zaidi, I. Naseer, M. Nadeem, T. Shamsi, published by American National Red Cross
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