The problems of indeterminate HIV results in blood transfusion services in Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 166-167

  Elemuwa, C O ^a   Bassey, B E ^b   Olaleye, D O ^c  

^a Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^b Wuse General Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; NIGERIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MUREX;

EID: 23944437905     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054620798     Document Type: Article

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