Emerging infections and blood safety in the 21st century

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 57-58

  Bloch, Evan M ^a   Simon, Matthew S ^b   Shaz, Beth H ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAFETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84978082114     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M15-1329     Document Type: Note

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