Screening for HIV, hepatitis B and C infection in a population seeking assisted reproduction in an inner London hospital

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 654-656

  Hart, R ^a,b   Khalaf, Y ^a   Lawson, R ^a   Bickerstaff, H ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Braude, P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035377923     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-5456(00)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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