Safety of the blood supply in a rural area of China

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Liu, Shusen ^a,b   Figueroa, Priscilla ^c,d   Rou, Keming ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^a,b   Chen, Xi ^e   Detels, Roger ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Blood safety; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Rural China; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 75749137368     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c7d494     Document Type: Article

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