Improved screening of donor's blood for malaria: A Qatari experience

Qatar Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 23-25

  Amer, Aliaa Mohd ^a   Al Malki, A ^a   Yousef, B ^a   Al Mutawa, H ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GIEMSA STAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MANPOWER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33645639184     PISSN: 02538253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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