Men who have had sex with men and blood donation: Is it time to change our deferral criteria?

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 86-88

  Germain, Marc ^a   Sher, Graham ^b  

^a Héma Québec ^*  (Canada)

^b CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD;

BLOOD DONORS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141608024     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154510970200100302     Document Type: Article

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