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Transfusion Medicine

A comparison of conventional tube test and gel technique in evaluation of direct antiglobulin test

Sudipta S. DasDepartment of Transfusion MedicineSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow226 014, India
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Rajendra ChaudharyDepartment of Transfusion MedicineSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow226 014, India
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Dheeraj KhetanDepartment of Transfusion MedicineSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow226 014, India
Pages 175-178 | Published online: 04 Sep 2013

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