title: Distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups in Nepalese medical students: a report.
abstract: The frequencies of ABO and rhesus blood groups vary from one population to another. We studied blood group distribution in 120 Nepalese students; 34% were blood group A, 29% group B, 4% group AB and 32.5% group O. The frequency of Rh-negative blood was 3.33% and Rh-positive 96.66%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pramanik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pramanik
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System