Worldwide policies on haemochromatosis and blood donation: A survey among blood services

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-128

  Pauwels, N S ^a   De Buck, E ^a   Compernolle, V ^a   Vandekerckhove, P ^a  

^a Rode Kruis Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Blood donor; Haemochromatosis; Phlebotomy; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BLOOD DONATION; BLOOD DONOR; HAEMOCHROMATOSIS; PHLEBOTOMY; POLICY;

BLOOD DONORS; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880305986     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12038     Document Type: Article

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