Estimating the risk of blood donation associated with HIV risk behaviours

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-54

  Musto, J A ^a,d   Seed, C R ^b,c   Law, M ^a   Keller, A J ^b   Kaldor, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Blood transfusion; HIV; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; CONDOM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 39049125072     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2007.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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