Anemia, iron depletion, and the blood donor: It's time to work on the donor's behalf

Transfusion

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 688-692

  Popovsky, Mark A ^a  

^a HAEMONETICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859739872     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03562.x     Document Type: Review

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