Time to re-evaluate rhesus testing and anti-D prophylaxis in abortion care
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2020-200815
Time to re-evaluate rhesus testing and anti-D prophylaxis in abortion care
Keywords: abortion; health care economics and organizations; health policy; induced; therapeutic.
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: National Health Service (NHS) clinician representative of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) abortion care guideline (NG140) and co-author of the systematic review referenced in this editorial.
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