Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and risk of blood transfusion in the United Kingdom
Anna M. Molesworth PhD, Jan Mackenzie,
Jan Mackenzie
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Dawn Everington MSc,
Dawn Everington MSc
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Richard S.G. Knight FRCPE,
Richard S.G. Knight FRCPE
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Robert G. Will FRCP,
Robert G. Will FRCP
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
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Anna M. Molesworth PhD, Jan Mackenzie,
Jan Mackenzie
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Dawn Everington MSc,
Dawn Everington MSc
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Richard S.G. Knight FRCPE,
Richard S.G. Knight FRCPE
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
Search for more papers by this author Robert G. Will FRCP,
Robert G. Will FRCP
Western General Hospital, National CJD Research & Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK
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First published: 10 August 2011
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