Growing evidence supports healthy older people continuing to donate blood into later life

Tanya E Davison¹, Barbara M Masser^{1

2}, Rachel Thorpe¹

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Services and Research, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Australia.
² School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Editorial

Tanya E Davison et al. Transfusion. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;59(4):1166-1170.

doi: 10.1111/trf.15237.

Tanya E Davison¹, Barbara M Masser^{1

2}, Rachel Thorpe¹

¹ Clinical Services and Research, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Australia.
² School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Safety of blood donation by individuals over age 70 and their contribution to the blood supply in five developed countries: a BEST Collaborative group study.
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