Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , April 2007

Evaluation of hemoglobin of blood donors deferred by the copper sulphate method for hemoglobin estimation

  • R.B. Sawant

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Department of Transfusion Medicine, Tata Memorial Centre, Sector 22 Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410208, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 22 27405064/5073; fax: +91 22 27405085/27405061; mobile: +91 9223448570.
    • ,
  • Z.S. Bharucha

      Affiliations

    • Consultant – WHO, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • ,
  • S.B. Rajadhyaksha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Transfusion Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India

Received 20 July 2006 ,Revised 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S1473-0502(07)00022-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2006.11.001

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , April 2007

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