Estimation of the risk of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infectious donations entering the blood supply in England, 1993-2001.

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Published in Vox Sang on May 01, 2003

Authors

K Soldan1, J A J Barbara, M E Ramsay, A J Hall

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, UK. kate.soldan@nbs.nhs.uk

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