Views and experiences of men who have sex with men on the ban on blood donation: A cross sectional survey with qualitative interviews

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7825, 2011, Pages

  Grenfell, P ^a   Nutland, W ^a   McManus, S ^b   Datta, J ^a   Soldan, K ^c   Wellings, K ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; HOMOSEXUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053425584     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5604     Document Type: Article

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