Blood Transfusion in Developing Countries: Problems, Priorities and Practicalities

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-8

  Wake, D J ^a   Cutting, W A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIAN OCEAN; LAW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; ASIA; BLOOD SUPPLY--STANDARDS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEPATITIS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INDIA; LEGISLATION; SOUTHERN ASIA; TREATMENT; VIRAL DISEASES;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031914869     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559802800104     Document Type: Review

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