Routine screening for HIV and hepatitis B in patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation: The need to make it mandatory

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-288

  Sai Satish, O ^a   Raghu, C ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a   Rao, D Seshagiri ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; RECYCLING;

EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0033122510     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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