The incidence of hepatitis C virus positive serological test results among cornea donors

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-85

  Cahane, Michael ^a   Barak, Adiel ^a   Goller, Olga ^a   Avni, Isaac ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cornea; Donors; Eye bank; Hepatitis C; Serology testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242514137     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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