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BACKGROUND: During the past decade, blood screening tests such as triplex nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) and human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type I or I (HTLV‐I/II) antibody testing were added to existing serologic testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). In some low‐prevalence regions these additional tests yielded disputable...
BACKGROUND: Concerns have been raised that aging of the general population will increase the demand for blood products. Modeling can be applied to assess trends in blood demand and supply and predict how these will develop over time.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We developed mathematical models to describe and predict the national demand of red blood cell (RBC) products. The first demand model assumes...
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