title: The American Rare Donor Program.
abstract: The American Rare Donor Program (ARDP), headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, maintains a comprehensive database of donors with "rare blood types." The ARDP secures blood and blood products for difficult-to-transfuse patients. Remarkably, a significant number of physicians, both in the United States and abroad, remain unaware of the unique and critical services that the ARDP provides to critical care specialists and their patients.
authors.affiliation: American Rare Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Geralyn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Meny
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flickinger
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcucci
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D017098:IgA Deficiency; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens