Risk of transfusion-transmitted human T-cell lymphotropic virus-type I in Latin America

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-61

  Gotuzzo, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRAL AMERICA; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AMERICA; T CELL LEUKEMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034025946     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90094-8     Document Type: Editorial

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