Trends in the prevalence of Chagas' disease among first-time blood donors in São Paulo, Brazil

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 853-856

  Sabino, Ester C ^a   Gonçalez, Thelma T ^a   Salles, Nanci A ^a   Silva, Guilherme R ^a   Chamone, Dalton F ^a  

^a Fund Pro Sangue/Hemocentro de S P ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037861878     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.t01-2-00432.x     Document Type: Article

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