Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 156-164 , July 2005

Immune Hemolytic Anemia Associated With Negative Routine Serology

  • George Garratty

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath, American Red Cross Blood Services, 100 Red Cross Cir, Pomona, CA 91768.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2005.04.005

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 156-164 , July 2005

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