Haemochromatosis: Red Cross Blood Service policy

Buring, Margaret L

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04541.x

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To the Editor: The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) introduced a national policy for therapeutic venesection in December 1999 which allows the collection of blood from people with haemochromatosis. There is no charge for this service.

Correspondence: mburing@bigpond.net.au

1. Sanchez AM, Schreiber GB, Bethel J, et al. Prevalence, donation practices and risk assessment of blood donors with hemochromatosis. JAMA 2001; 286: 1475-1481.
2. Vautier G, Murray M, Olnyk JK. Hereditary haemochromatosis: detection and management. Med J Aust 2001; 175: 418-421.

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