Economic Rewards for Blood Donation: Validity of the Donor Questionnaire as Litmus Test

[摘要] In a recent issue of Science , Lacetera, Macis, and Slonim summarize new information regarding the impact that economic rewards have on the blood supply and safety (1). For many years, the WHO has taken the stance that economic incentives decrease the safety of the blood supply. In support of the WHO position, the establishment of an all-volunteer blood supply led to a dramatic decrease in the incidence of posttransfusion hepatitis C. The authors submit, however, that the position of the WHO is based on studies that failed to control for several confounding variables (percentage of first-time donors, location of donation, and use of prisoners). Recent randomized field surveys reviewed by the authors found that economic incentives increase …

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学