Validation of self-reported transfusion histories in renal dialysis patients

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-204

  Sandhu, Jat S ^a   Campbell, Patricia M ^a   Preiksaitis, Jutta K ^a   Carriere, Keumhee C ^a   Hessel, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032988951     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404507     Document Type: Article

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