Reconsidering the lifetime deferral of blood donation by men who have sex with men

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1321-1324

  Wainberg, Mark A ^a   Shuldiner, Talia ^a   Dahl, Karine ^a   Gilmore, Norbert ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CANADA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ORGAN DONOR; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME;

BLOOD DONORS; CANADA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955438513     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091476     Document Type: Article

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