European strategies against the parasite transfusion risk

Transfusion Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Reesink, H W ^a  

^a Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Noordwest Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Blood transfusion; Chagas disease; Leishmaniasis; Malaria; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AMERICA; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TRAVEL; TROPICS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844380905     PISSN: 12467820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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