Payment for whole blood donations in Lithuania: The risk for infectious disease markers

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-215

  Kalibatas, V ^a  

^a National Blood Center   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Blood safety; Infectious disease markers; Non remunerated blood donations; Remunerated blood donations

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SYPHILIS;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEES AND CHARGES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SYPHILIS;

EID: 40749130425     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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