Ethical challenges in voluntary blood donation in Kerala, India

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 140-142

  Choudhury, L P ^a   Tetali, Shailaja ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALARIA; PATIENT RIGHT; SYPHILIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISCLOSURE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33947264076     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.015644     Document Type: Article

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