Remuneration of blood donors: New proof of the pudding?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-170

  Van Der Poel, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DONOR SELECTION; EDITORIAL; FEE; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EUROPEAN UNION; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; SAFETY;

EID: 40749119316     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01039.x     Document Type: Editorial

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