Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis C in Scottish blood donors.

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Published in Transfus Med on June 01, 1994

Authors

R J Crawford1, J Gillon, P L Yap, E Brookes, F McOmish, P Simmonds, B C Dow, E A Follett

Author Affiliations

1: Glasgow and West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service, Law Hospital, Carluke, Edinburgh.

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