Blood and Blood Products:

Safety and Risk

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Size: 208 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1996

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Henrik Bendixen, Frederick Manning, and Linette Sparacino, Editors; Forum on Blood Safety and Blood Availability, Institute of Medicine
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This volume explores the safety and availability of the nation's supply of blood and blood components. It discusses the risks of disease transmission, methods of guarding the blood supply, new ideas on safety and monitoring, risk tolerance, risk communication, and ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
1: Current Risks of Disease Transmission	1-24	(skim)
2: Guarding the Blood Supply	25-66	(skim)
3: New Ideas for Safety and Monitoring	67-80	(skim)
4: Risk Tolerance	81-108	(skim)
5: Risk Communication	109-154	(skim)
6: No-Fault Insurance	155-174	(skim)
7: Concluding Remarks	175-178	(skim)
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations	179-182	(skim)
Appendix B: Workshop Participants	183-186	(skim)

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This volume explores the safety and availability of the nation's supply of blood and blood components. It discusses the risks of disease transmission, methods of guarding the blood supply, new ideas on safety and monitoring, risk tolerance, risk communication, and no-fault insurance.