An estimate of transfusion-transmitted infection prevalence in general populations

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1002-1003

  Gharehbaghian, Ahmad ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HIGH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Populations

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DONOR SELECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84855800143     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.799     Document Type: Letter

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