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Overt immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction attributable to anti-Wra Cover

Overt immediate hemolytic transfusion reaction attributable to anti-Wra

By: F.N. Boctor  
Paid access
|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2019-282 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 115
Published on: Mar 24, 2020
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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