Asymptomatic hepatitis G virus infection in blood donors

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1200-1204

  Prati, D ^a   Capelli, C ^b   Zanella, A ^c   Bosoni, P ^b   De Mattei, C ^b   Mozzi, F ^b   Donato, M F ^d   Colombo, M ^d   Milani, S ^d   Sirchia, G ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Immunologia Dei Trapianti di Organi e Tessuti   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; NORMAL HUMAN; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031472560     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37111298088052.x     Document Type: Article

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