Malaria and transfusion: A neglected subject coming back to the forefront

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1199-1200

  Allain, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MALARIA; NOTE; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MALARIA;

EID: 78349263881     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656807     Document Type: Note

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