Allowing blood donation from men who had sex with men more than 5 years ago: A model to evaluate the impact on transfusion safety in Canada

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 372-375

  Germain, M ^a   Robillard, P ^a   Delage, G ^a   Goldman, M ^b  

^a HÉMA QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood donation; HIV; Men having sex with men; Temporary deferral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION; ADULT; BLOOD SAFETY; ETHICS; HIV INFECTIONS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84898786799     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12109     Document Type: Article

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