Hb screening of blood donors: How close is close enough?

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 306-308

  Cable, Ritchard G ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD DONORS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037346345     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00372.x     Document Type: Editorial

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