Transfusion transmitted virus in screened United Arab Emirates blood donors

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-62

  Alfaresi, Mubarak S ^a   Elnazer, Ayat M ^a   Alzaabi, Azza S ^a   Elkoush, Abida A ^a   Islam, Adeel A ^a  

^a ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 32044474867     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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