The safety of blood donation by elderly blood donors

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Zeiler, T ^a   Lander Kox, J ^a   Eichler, H ^b   Alt, T ^a   Bux, J ^a  

^a Blood Service West of the German Red Cross   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Age limit; Aged; Blood donation; Blood donors; Safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RED CROSS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80054062753     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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