Testing for hepatitis B surface antigen in processing donor tissue for penetrating keratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 439-442

  Migden, M R ^a   Dennis, W H ^a   Clinch, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DONOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029757962     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72079-3     Document Type: Article

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