Treatment of Severe Anaphylactic Reactions to Insect Stings
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ABO blood groups, Rhesus factor, and anaphylactic reactions due to Hymenoptera stings.
INTRODUCTION Numerous publications indicate that the prevalence of some infectious, neoplastic and immunological diseases are associated with ABO blood groups. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to verify whether ABO and Rh blood groups are associated with severe anaphylactic reactions after Hymenoptera stings. MATERIAL AND METHODS A study was undertaken of 71,441 Caucasian subjects living...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107688107400801