Donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men: past, present and future

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 95-103

  Goldman, M ^a   Shih, A W Y ^b   O'Brien, S F ^a   Devine, D ^a  

^a CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

donor deferrals; men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; CANADA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; WESTERN EUROPEAN; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD SAMPLING; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; ORGANIZATION; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CANADA; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 85037991131     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12623     Document Type: Review

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