Blood donor selection guidelines on assessing donor suitability for blood donation

Blood transfusion services (BTS) have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and who are unlikely to jeopardize their own health by blood donation. A rigorous process to assess the suitability of prospe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: World Health Organization. (corporate author)
Autores Corporativos: World Health Organization. Blood Transfusion Safety, Corporate Author (corporate author), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) Content Provider (content provider), World Health Organization Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization 2012.
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Sumario:Blood transfusion services (BTS) have the responsibility to collect blood only from donors who are at low risk for any infection that could be transmitted through transfusion and who are unlikely to jeopardize their own health by blood donation. A rigorous process to assess the suitability of prospective donors is therefore essential to protect the safety and sufficiency of the blood supply and safeguard the health of recipients of transfusion and blood donors themselves while ensuring that suitable donors are not deferred unnecessarily. These World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines Blood d
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (126 p.)
ISBN:9789240690578