National disasters in iran and blood donation: Bam earthquake experience

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-318

  Kasraian, L ^a  

^a Shiraz Blood Transfusion Organization   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bam; Blood donation; Blood safety; Earthquake; Iran

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATURAL DISASTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77953238634     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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