The risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV from blood donations of men who have sex with men, 12 months after last sex with a man: 2005-2007 estimates from England and Wales

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-88

  Davison, K L ^a   Conti, S ^b   Brailsford, S R ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD DONORS; DONOR SELECTION; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; WALES;

EID: 84879600792     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12024     Document Type: Article

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