The quest to reduce vasovagal reactions in young blood donors

Transfusion

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2061-2063

  Newman, Bruce H ^a   Siegfried, Barry A ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD VOLUME; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRESYNCOPE; REVIEW; SITTING; SYNCOPE; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054723118     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03306.x     Document Type: Review

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