Prevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in voluntary and replacement donors

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 89-91

  Fernandes, Hilda ^a   D'Souza, Prema Fancy ^a   D'Souza, Pushpa Maria ^a  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Replacement; Transfusion transmitted infections; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DONOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTTRANSFUSION HEPATITIS; PREVALENCE; REPLACEMENT DONOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYPHILIS; TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED INFECTION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 78650565352     PISSN: 09714502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12288-010-0044-0     Document Type: Article

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