Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 205-222 , July 2007

The Canadian Blood Donor Health Assessment Questionnaire: Lessons From History, Application of Cognitive Science Principles, and Recommendations for Change

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 This study was supported financially by the Canadian Blood Services

PII: S0887-7963(07)00018-1

doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2007.03.002

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 205-222 , July 2007

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