Viral attacks on the blood supply: The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Beijing

Transfusion

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-469

  Shan, Hua ^a   Zhang, Ping ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b BEIJING RED CROSS BLOOD CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; SAFETY; SCREENING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 1842458391     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0041-1132.2004.04401.x     Document Type: Editorial

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