What is the best strategy for the prevention of transfusion-transmitted malaria in sub-Saharan African countries where malaria is endemic?
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-465