THE importance of the Rh factor is now well appreciated by both the physician and the layman. Understanding of the basic concept of isoimmunization by blood transfusion or by pregnancy requires ...

Ounce of Prevention is a weekly column which presents recommendations for preventative services derived from The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Many people are familiar with the ABO blood typing system, which lumps blood into ... knowing which of the eight possible combinations of blood group and Rh factor a person has is key to a ...

If blood of the Rh-positive grandmothers induced primary sensitization in their daughters, there would be an increase in the number of affected grandchildren over the control group. The effect of ...