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Editorial
. 2019 Nov;17(6):399-400.
doi: 10.2450/2019.0302-19. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

Uncovering occult hepatitis B in blood donations: a tale of two worlds

Daniele Prati  1 , Luca Valenti  1   2
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Editorial

Uncovering occult hepatitis B in blood donations: a tale of two worlds

Daniele Prati et al. Blood Transfus. 2019 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures of conflicts of interest

Though unrelated to the contents of the manuscript, DP received fees or grants from Abbott, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Grifols, and Macopharma.

LV declares no conflicts of interest related to this paper.

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