Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 169-178 , July 2005

Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Pregnancy

  • Kenneth J. Moise Jr

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kenneth J. Moise Jr, MD, Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 214 MacNider Bldg CB#7516, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7516

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2005.04.007

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 169-178 , July 2005

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