Feasibility and cost-benefit of implementing pooled screening for HCVAg in small blood bank settings.

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Published in Transfus Med on August 28, 2007

Authors

B Sarov1, L Novack, N Beer, J Safi, H Soliman, J S Pliskin, E Litvak, A Yaari, E Shinar

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. sbatia@bgu.ac.il

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