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Identifying obstetrics patients in whom RHD genotyping can be used to assess risk of D alloimmunization Cover

Identifying obstetrics patients in whom RHD genotyping can be used to assess risk of D alloimmunization

By: T.N. Horn,  J. Keller,  M.A. Keller and  L. Klinger  
Paid access
|Jan 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2020-054 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 146 - 151
Published on: Jan 1, 2020
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 T.N. Horn, J. Keller, M.A. Keller, L. Klinger, published by American National Red Cross
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.