Comparison of seropositivity of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis in replacement and voluntary blood donors in Western India

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-412

  Garg, Sonia ^a   Mathur, D R ^a,b   Garg, D K ^a  

^a DR S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; Donors and Syphilis; HBV; HCV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0035495545     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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