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Blood groups, anthropology and language in wales and the western countries
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Blood groups, anthropology and language in wales and the western countries

  • A E Mourant1 &
  • I Morgan Watkin2 na1 

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  1. I Morgan Watkin: Working with the assistance of a grant from the Nuffield Foundation.

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  1. Blood Group Reference Laboratory (Medical Research Council), Lister Institute for Preventive Medicine, London, S.W. 1

    A E Mourant

  2. John Innes Institution and National Blood Transfusion Service, Wales

    I Morgan Watkin

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