Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the risk from blood or blood products

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 178-180

  Will, R G ^b   Kimberlin, R H ^a  

^a SARDAS   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031735778     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030983     Document Type: Article

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