The distribution of AB0 and Rh blood groups in the Tabuk region and Medina Munewera, Saudi Arabia

Şinasi Özsoylu; Mohammed Alhejaily

doi:10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3926

Original Article

Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29(4): 239-241.

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The distribution of AB0 and Rh blood groups in the Tabuk region and Medina Munewera, Saudi Arabia

Authors

Şinasi Özsoylu

Mohammed Alhejaily

Affiliations

Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29(4): 239-241. DOI: 10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3926

Published: October 25, 1987

Abstract

The high frequency of group 0 blood seen in the population in Tabuk (53%) and Medina Munewera (44%) is demonstrated. Rh negativity was found to be rare in these areas, 8% and 11%, respectively.

Keywords: blood group, Saudi Arabia

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Copyright © 1987 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Özsoylu Ş, Alhejaily M. The distribution of AB0 and Rh blood groups in the Tabuk region and Medina Munewera, Saudi Arabia. Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29: 239-241. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3926