Pre-donation deferral of blood donors in South Indian set-up: An analysis

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-115

  Sundar, P ^a   Sangeetha, S K ^a   Seema, D M ^a   Marimuthu, P ^a   Shivanna, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Blood donor; deferral; permanent; temporary

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961051269     PISSN: 09736247     EISSN: 19983565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.67037     Document Type: Article

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