Prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in blood donors: An Indian experience

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-154

  Chandra, Tulika ^a   Kumar, Ashutosh ^a   Gupta, Ashish ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SYPHILIS;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 67650401480     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2008.080330     Document Type: Article

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