The contribution of transfusion to HCV infection in England

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 587-591

  Soldan, K ^a,b   Ramsay, M ^b   Robinson, A ^a   Harris, H ^b   Anderson, N ^a   Caffrey, E ^a   Chapman, C ^a   Dike, A ^c   Gabra, G ^a   Gorman, A ^a   Herborn, A ^a   Hewitt, P ^a   Hewson, N ^a   Jones, D A ^a   Llewelyn, C ^a   Love, E ^a   Muddu, V ^a   Martlew, V ^a   Townley, A ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036976480     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268802007744     Document Type: Review

References (5)

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