Hemochromatosis patients as voluntary blood donors

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 393-396

  Power, Tara E ^a   Adams, Paul C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Hemochromatosis; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 4043123295     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/767529     Document Type: Article

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