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Research Article| Volume 12, ISSUE 4, P669-683, December 1992

Donor Screening

  • Arthur J. Silvergleid
    Correspondence
    Address reprint requests to: Arthur J. Silvergleid, MD, Medical and Executive Director, Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, 384 Orange Show Road, San Bernardino, CA 92408
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    From the Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles

    Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, San Bernardino, California
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30480-3
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      The primary goals of donor screening are to protect the recipient and safeguard the donor. These goals are accomplished through a variety of techniques, the most important of which is the donor medical history interview. This article reviews all elements of predonation donor screening, including donor education, the medical history interview, and the confidential unit exclusion procedure. Specific guidelines, including a proposed national
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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30480-3

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