How should we assess risk behaviour when determining donor deferral? Reflections on the MSM deferral

Biologicals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-175

  Flanagan, Peter ^a  

^a New Zealand Blood Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood safety; Donor deferral; HIV; Male to male sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; EUROPE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION RISK; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DONOR SELECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84860638711     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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