Transfusion transmittable infections - Seroprevalence among blood donors in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-118

  Pathak, Sangeeta ^a   Chandrashekhar, M ^b  

^a MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Natl Inst of Information   (India)

Author keywords

Seroprevalence; seroprevalence in blood donors; transfusion transmittable infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882281806     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.115566     Document Type: Article

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