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Association between ABO blood group and COVID-19 infection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis Cover

Association between ABO blood group and COVID-19 infection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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|Apr 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2022-034 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 12
Published on: Apr 29, 2022
Published by: American National Red Cross
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