Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , January 2010

Chikungunya Virus: Possible Impact on Transfusion Medicine

  • Lyle R. Petersen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lyle R. Petersen, MD, MPH, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80521.
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  • Susan L. Stramer
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  • Ann M. Powers

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doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.09.002

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , January 2010

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