Estimation of HBV transfusion risk

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1019-1021

  Allain, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGENICITY; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK;

EID: 65349089097     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02122.x     Document Type: Letter

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