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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 27, 1992 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Screening Will Reduce the Incidence of Post-Transfusion Hepatitis C Also in Low-Risk Areas

U. L. Mathiesen Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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B. Ekermo Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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U. Foberg Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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L. Franzén Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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A. Frydén Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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R. Norlin Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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L. G. Pettersson Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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H. Sterling Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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A. Widell Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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G. Bodemar Dept of Internal Medicine, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden; Dept. of Internal Medicine and Dept. of Surgery, Oskarshamn Hospital, Oskarshamn; and Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Malmö, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Pages 443-448 | Received 16 Oct 1991, Accepted 18 Dec 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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