Blood screening to prevent post-transfusion hepatitis in Japan: Effective for prevention as well as revealing for epidemiology of HBV and HCV infection in healthy subjects

International Hepatology Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-87

  Yoshizawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

asymptomatic carriers; blood screening; epidemiology; hepatitis B virus (HBV); hepatitis C virus (HCV); post transfusion hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0029997064     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4346(96)82014-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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