Why do they give the gift of life? A review of research on blood donors since 1977

Transfusion

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 444-459

  Piliavin, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BLOOD DONOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW;

BLOOD DONATION; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DONORS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALES; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INCENTIVES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENTION; MALES; SURVEY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; HUMAN; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0025284056     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1990.30590296381.x     Document Type: Review

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