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ABO blood group in Amerindians from Brazilian Amazon

M. L. Barjas-Castro Centro de Hematologia e Medicina Transfusional, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil
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M. C. P. Soares Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém PA, Brazil
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R. C. Menezes Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal Pará, Brazil
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M. H. M. Carvalho Centro de Hematologia e Medicina Transfusional, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil
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F. F. Costa Centro de Hematologia e Medicina Transfusional, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil
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S. T. O. Saad Centro de Hematologia e Medicina Transfusional, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil
Pages 220-224 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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