July 1, 2008Counting on teens to save lives
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July 1, 2008
Counting on teens to save lives
An upcoming editorial: Since teenagers aren’t likely to fit into most categories that exclude adults from donating blood, the trend now is to increase the donor pool by decreasing the age of donors. Virginia today lowered the age for blood donors from 17 to 16. Minors still need a parent's consent.

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