Paying donors and the ethics of blood supply.
Countries may be erring in the current trend towards relying entirely on volunteers to fulfil blood and plasma needs. Complementing uncompensated blood with compensated blood is vitally necessary not only effectively to meet the blood and plasma needs of most countries, but it is also ethically sound.
Rodriguez del Pozo
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University Carlos III de Madrid, Government of Argentina.
D001771:Blood Banks / Q000191:economics*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D037921:Gift Giving; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D009042:Motivation; D011203:Poverty / Q000191:economics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D035141:Voluntary Programs