title: Bone marrow screening: successful program.
abstract: 1. Although bone marrow transplants increase the survival rate of persons with fatal blood diseases, identifying donors requires a large pool of volunteers. 2. Community involved corporations can support the Bone Marrow Donor Program by facilitating bone marrow screening in the workplace. 3. Collaboration is needed to effectively implement a bone marrow screening program at the worksite.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*