Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection in blood donations in Europe and Italy

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Suligoi, Barbara ^a   Raimondo, Mariangela ^a   Regine, Vincenza ^a   Salfa, Maria Cristina ^a   Camoni, Laura ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood donations; Europe; HIV; Italy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DONOR SELECTION; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; ISRAEL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN EUROPE;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77954406432     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2009.0126-09     Document Type: Article

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