Evaluation of a Finger-stick Specimen Collection Method for Seroepidemiology of Antibody to Hepatitis A Virus
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A finger-stick swab method of collecting blood specimens was shown to compare favorably with the conventional venipuncture method in serological determinations of antibody to hepatitis A virus by radioimmunoassay.
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