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Transfusion

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1873-1874

  Puopolo, Maria ^a   Ladogana, Anna ^a   Vetrugno, Vito ^a   Pocchiari, Maurizio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRION DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SPORADIC CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80051644687     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03196.x     Document Type: Letter

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