Screening of semen donors for infectious diseases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 12-24

  Liesnard, Corinne A ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; European guidelines; Infectious diseases; Screening; Semen donors

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EUROPE; GAMETE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPERM; SPERM DONOR;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0031860240     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.suppl_2.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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