Does Canada face a crisis? US considers ending plasma exports.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 9645181.
- Also identified by PMC identifier PMC1229419.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A shortage of intravenous immunoglobulin has caused the US to question its exports of plasma. Since Canada relies on these exports to provide 60% of its plasma, closing the borders could have serious consequences.