The longterm health impacts of frequent blood donation are not well understood. The aim of this project is to facilitate access to large, worldclass, health datasets to explore the health of frequent career blood donors. The project involves linking Blood Service information to the 45 and Up cohort study and associated health administrative databases. The linked data will be used to answer research questions designed to help inform the impact(s) of blood donation and longterm health outcomes.
https://www.saxinstitute.org.au/research/extended-donor-vigilance-data-linkage-and-evaluation-of-health-outcomes-in-older-blood-donors/