HIV-1/2 indeterminate western blot results: Follow-up of asymptomatic blood donors in belo horizonte, minas gerais, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-158

  Carneiro Proietti, A B F ^a,b   Cunha, I W ^a   Souza, M M ^a   Ouveira, D R ^a   Mesquita, N M ^a   Andrade, C A ^a   Catalan Soares, B C ^a   Lima Martins, M V C ^a   Proietti, F A ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HEMOMINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood donor; HIV 1 2; Indeterminate western blot; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040434560     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651999000300004     Document Type: Article

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