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Comment
. 2002 Aug;8(8):872; author reply 873-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid0808.020025.

Polymerase chain reaction for screening blood donors at risk for malaria: safe and useful?

T Hänscheid, E Valadas, M P Grobusch
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Polymerase chain reaction for screening blood donors at risk for malaria: safe and useful?

T Hänscheid et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Aug.
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