IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY FOR POST-TRANSFUSION VIRAL MARKER TESTS AFTER EXPERIENCE OF A CASE WITH TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED HBV FULMINANT HEPATITIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Transfusion and Cell Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1881-3011,1883-0625
DOI: 10.3925/jjtc.59.67