Commentary: Blood donor well-being: A primary responsibility of blood collection agencies

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-7

  Reiss, Robert F ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; COUNSELING; DONOR SELECTION; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESPONSIBILITY; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79951892068     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: 15508080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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