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Isoimmune hemolysis in an infant due to maternal Evans’ syndrome

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    G. R. Passi

  2. Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    A. Kriplani

  3. Hetnatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    H. P. Pati &  V. P. Choudhry

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Passi, G.R., Kriplani, A., Pati, H.P. et al. Isoimmune hemolysis in an infant due to maternal Evans’ syndrome. Indian J Pediatr 64, 893–895 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02725520

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