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It is generally accepted that the term haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) covers two particular states of immunological incompatibility between mother and fetus, namely Rh and ABO blood group incompatibility.
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Forfar, J.O. (1982). Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn: An Overview of the Principles of Therapy. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Forfar, J.O. (eds) Paediatrics and Blood Transfusion. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7520-0_9
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