Standardizing Letter to the Editor Terminology Across the Blood Donor Professionals
This article highlights an initiative led by ADRP to standardize key terminology across the blood donation field. This ADRP board initiative, carried out by a dedicated small working group, establishes consistent definitions for commonly used donor and operational terms to improve data accuracy, enable meaningful comparisons across organizations, and strengthen recruitment, retention, and research strategies worldwide
June 4, 2026
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