Characteristics of hepatitis C-positive blood donors in Victoria, Australia

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-19

  Wong, P Y ^a   Dodd, R ^b   Kiely, P ^a   Carroll, C ^a   Whyte, G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^b HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Hepatitis C antibody; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033105073     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1999.009001015.x     Document Type: Article

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