Seroprevalence and demographic characteristics of HTLV-I among blood donors in Taiwan: 1996-1999

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 333-337

  Lu, Shih Chien ^a,b   Kao, Chuan Liang ^c   Chin, Li Te ^b,d   Chen, Jen Wei ^d   Yang, Chun Mao ^c   Chang, Jui Hsien ^b   Hsu, Shu Ching ^b,e   Chang, Andrew C H ^b   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^a,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chinese Blood Services Foundation   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Chinese Blood Services Foundation   (Taiwan)

^e FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Enzyme immunoassay; Human T cell lymphotropic virus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HTLV-II INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TAIWAN; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035491552     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982070     Document Type: Article

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