Bleed less than 3: RLS and blood donation

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 820-821

  Becker, Philip M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 68749087122     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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