Increasing blood availability by changing donation patterns

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-597

  Schreiber, George B ^a   Sanchez, Ana M ^b   Glynn, Simone A ^b   Wright, David J ^b  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RACE; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 0037406213     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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