If the permanent deferral were lifted would men who have sex with men want to donate blood, and if so, who would be eligible?

Transfusion

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2729-2733

  Belanger, Geoffrey A ^a   McFarland, Willi ^a   Raymond, H Fisher ^a   Custer, Brian ^a  

^a BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD DONOR; CAUCASIAN; DEFERRAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; DONOR SELECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 84887816726     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12124     Document Type: Article

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