Prevalence and trends of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus among blood donors in Iran, 2004 through 2007

2009125 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sedigheh Amini‐Kafiabad · Iranian Legal Medicine Organization

Abstract

The trends of transfusion-transmitted infection prevalence in Iranian blood donations suggest that most of the safety measures employed in recent years in Iran have been effective.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis C virus research Hepatitis B Virus Studies Blood donation and transfusion practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Transfusion

Volume 49, Issue 10, pp. 2214-2220

DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02245.x

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