Capillary and venous haemoglobin levels in blood donors: A 42-month study of 36 258 paired samples

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 547-553

  Tong, E ^a   Murphy, W G ^b,c   Kinsella, A ^d   Darragh, E ^b   Woods, J ^b   Murphy, C ^b   McSweeney, E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IRISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Capillary; Haemoglobin; Seasonal variation; Venous

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENOUS BLOOD; BLOOD; CAPILLARY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD DONORS; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS;

EID: 77951138250     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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