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Original Article

Also with a Restrictive Transfusion Policy, Screening with Second-Generation Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Would Have Reduced Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C after Open-Heart Surgery

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Pages 581-584 | Received 27 Aug 1992, Accepted 28 Dec 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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