Boskabady M H, Shademan A, Ghamami G, Mazloom R.
Distribution of blood groups among population in the city of Mashhad (North East of Iran).
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;21(2):194-8.

Objective: To determine the percentage of ABO and Rhesus blood groups among population of the city of Mashhad. Design: The blood groups of studied population was performed using routine method of blood grouping. Subjects: Eight hundred sixty-seven subjects aged 8 Year and above including 436 male and 431 female. The subjects were randomly selected from 20 different areas of the city of Mashhad. Results: The results showed that the percentage of blood groups A, B, AB and O among studied population was 23.1%, 23.3%, 8.9% and 34.7% respectively. 88.71% of studied population was rhesus positive and 11.3% rhesus negative. Conclusion: This study revealed the percentage of different blood groups for the population of the city of Mashhad that was significantly different with those of several other studies.

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