The Danish Blood Donor Study: A large, prospective cohort and biobank for medical research

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-

  Pedersen, O B ^a   Erikstrup, C ^b   Kotze S R ^b   Sorensen E ^a   Petersen, M S ^b   Grau, K ^c   Ullum, H ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; IRON;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; DNA ISOLATION; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84858299196     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01553.x     Document Type: Letter

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