Is there a right to donate blood? Patient rights; donor responsibilities

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Franklin, Ian M ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Blood safety; Donation; Rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CANADA; HUMAN; PATIENT RIGHT; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD DONORS; EUROPEAN UNION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 34250212180     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2007.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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