Seasonal influences on hemoglobin levels and deferral rates in whole-blood and plasma donors

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 895-900

  Hoekstra, T ^b   Veldhuizen, I ^a   Van Noord, P A H ^b   De Kort, W L A M ^b  

^a Sanquin Bloedbank Regio Zuidoost Nijmegen   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SUMMER;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA; SEASONS;

EID: 34247611569     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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