Blood transfusion transmitted infections in multiple blood transfused patients of beta thalassaemia

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Vidja, Prakash J ^a   Vachhani, J H ^a   Sheikh, S S ^a   Santwani, P M ^a  

^a M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Multiple blood transfused patients of beta thalassemia major; Transfusion transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED INFECTION;

EID: 79960836893     PISSN: 09714502     EISSN: 09740449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12288-011-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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