Vol , Issue Date of Publication: July 01, 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2006.033

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Ethical issues in transfusion medicine

Priti Elhence
Abstract:
he practice of transfusion medicine involves a number of ethical issues because blood comes from human beings and is a precious resource with a limited shelf life. In 1980 the International Society of Blood Transfusion endorsed its first formal code of ethics, which was adopted by the World Health Organisation and the League of Red Crescent Societies. A revised code of ethics for donation and transfusion was endorsed in 2000.


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