AIDS, Blood Banking, and the Bonds of Community

The relatively small threat of contracting AIDS through blood transfusions has led to overall quality improvement in blood services. Research on blood substitutes has expanded. The handling of blood is more carefully monitored. Research on blood and blood services is discussed.

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Published in:Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 1989-07, Vol.118 (3), p.145-163
Main Author: Sapolsky, Harvey M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Africa
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS/HIV
Bioethics
Blood
Blood banks
Blood Banks - standards
Blood donation
Blood Donors
Blood plasma
Blood transfusion
Communities
Directed tissue donation
Disease transmission
Fear
Health administration
Health Care (blood banks)
Hepatitis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Medical research
Nonprofit organizations
Risk Factors
Safety
Safety and security measures
United States
United States of America
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Summary:The relatively small threat of contracting AIDS through blood transfusions has led to overall quality improvement in blood services. Research on blood substitutes has expanded. The handling of blood is more carefully monitored. Research on blood and blood services is discussed.
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192