Infectious markers among blood donors in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);Marqueurs infectieux chez les donneurs de sang en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC)

Revue Medicale de Bruxelles

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Batina, A ^a   Kabemba, S ^a   Malengela, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Democratic Republic of Congo; Infectious markers; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 34447514152     PISSN: 00353639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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