Benefits of HIV screening of blood transfusions in Zambia.

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Published in Lancet on July 22, 1995

Authors

S Foster1, A Buvé

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

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