Controlling new prion diseases

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 1548-1551

  Roos, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD DONOR; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; HUMANS; PRIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035902211     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200105173442012     Document Type: Editorial

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