Seroprevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in healthy blood donors - A prospective study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-432

  Bagga, Permeet Kaur ^a,c   Singh, S P ^b  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Opp Bhadaur House

Author keywords

Blood donors; ELISA; HCV Hepatitis C virus; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34548352904     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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