Blood recipient notification for hepatitis C in Prince Edward Island

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-202

  Van Til, Linda D ^a   Sweet, Lamont E ^a  

^a Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Social Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034711679     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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