Demographic variations in blood donor deferrals in a major metropolitan area

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 881-887

  Shaz, B H ^a,b,c   James, A B ^a,b,c   Hillyer, K L ^a,b,c   Schreiber, G B ^a,b,c   Hillyer, C D ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b American Red Cross Blood Services Southeast Division   (Georgia)

^c NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RACE; SEX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950274724     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02501.x     Document Type: Article

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