Retrospective donor profiling: A tool for enhancing blood safety

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 388-391

  Goodwin, Donald J ^a   Kywe, U Bo ^b  

^a S Carolina Dept of Hlth and E   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYANMAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032860995     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70003-9     Document Type: Article

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