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B subgroup detection in a small hospital transfusion service

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|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2021-014 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 94
Published on: Jun 25, 2021
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 E. Elardo, N. Elbadri, C. Sanchez, V. Powell, M. Smaris, Y. Li, J. Jacobson, T. Hilbert, T. Hamilton, D.W. Wu, published by American National Red Cross
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