Interventions to reduce the vasovagal reaction rate in young whole blood donors

Transfusion

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1511-1521

  Tomasulo, Peter ^a,b,c,d   Kamel, Hany ^a,b,c,d   Bravo, Marjorie ^a,b,c,d   James, Robert C ^a,b,c,d   Custer, Brian ^a,b,c,d  

^a Blood Systems Incorporated   (United States)

^b BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PHLEBOTOMY; RISK REDUCTION; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960160956     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03074.x     Document Type: Article

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