Infectivity of blood seropositive for hepatitis C virus antibodies.

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Published in Lancet on March 10, 1990

Authors

C L van der Poel1, H W Reesink, W Schaasberg, A Leentvaar-Kuypers, E Bakker, P J Exel-Oehlers, P N Lelie

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1: Red Cross Blood Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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