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. 2020 Oct;59(5):102838.
doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2020.102838. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

COVID-19 and the ABO blood group connection

Fatima Zia Zaidi  1 , Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi  2 , Syed Maaz Abdullah  3 , Syed Ziauddin Ahmed Zaidi  4
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COVID-19 and the ABO blood group connection

Fatima Zia Zaidi et al. Transfus Apher Sci. 2020 Oct.
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