The prevalence of human cytomegalovirus seropositivity among blood donors at the unit of blood transfusion medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 294-296

  Ahmed, Suhair A ^a   Al Joudi, F S ^a   Zaidah, A Wan ^a   Roshan, T M ^a   Rapiaah, M ^a   Abdullah, Y M S ^a   Rosline, H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33746104044     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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