Regional and temporal variation in American Red Cross blood donations, 1995 to 2005

BACKGROUND: Maintaining a stable blood supply is a critical goal of the American Red Cross Blood Services. Extensive Red Cross data provided the opportunity to assess both long‐term and short‐term trends in the variation of weekly blood donations.

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