A prospective study of transfusion-transmitted virus transmission by blood transfusion

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-51

  Jiang, R L ^a   Lu, Q ^a   Luo, K X ^a   Tan, F M ^a  

^a FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Post transfusion hepatitis virus infection; Transfusion transmission; TTV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIREMIA;

EID: 0033016521     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1999.6120133.x     Document Type: Article

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