Markers for transfusion-transmissible infections in North Indian voluntary and replacement blood donors: Prevalence and trends 1989-1996

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 70-73

  Nanu, Ambika ^a   Sharma, S P ^a   Chatterjee, Kabita ^a   Jyoti, P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS NON A NON B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030776866     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1997.7320070.x     Document Type: Article

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