Impact of method of recruitment of blood donors on the prevalence of HIV and HBV in Bukavu, DR Congo;Impact du mode de recrutement des donneurs de sang sur la prévalence du VIH et du VHB à bukavu, république démocratique du Congo

Medecine et sante tropicales

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-74

  Namululi, B A ^a   Guerrieri, C ^b   Dramaix, M ^c  

^a Hôpital Provincial Général de Référence de Bukavu   (Congo)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood donations; Congo DR; HBV; HIV; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864503908     PISSN: 22613684     EISSN: 22612211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/mst.2012.0028     Document Type: Article

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