HIV trends in African blood donors

Journal of Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-128

  Bouckenooghe, A ^a   Shandera, W ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; NIGERIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0032718865     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(99)90003-8     Document Type: Article

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