Evidence-based policy and practice leads to changes in the criteria for MSM to donate blood

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 155-158

  Slowther, Anne ^a   Watkins, Nicholas A ^b   Kelly, Deirdre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood Donation; Compliance; MSM; Policy; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANAL INTERCOURSE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; ORAL SEX; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 84879373010     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351770     Document Type: Review

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