Introduction of anti-HBc testing of blood donors in Germany [2]

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 441-443

  Zeiler, T ^a   Karger, R ^a   Slonka, J ^a   Ketschmer, V ^a   Radsak, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD DONOR; GERMANY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 33751369012     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00685.x     Document Type: Letter

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