Do we need to test blood donors for sickle cell anaemia?

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-138

  Piccin, Andrea ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD EXAMINATION; DONOR SELECTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77954403214     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2010.0006-10     Document Type: Editorial

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