The blood-donation experience: Perceived physical, psychological and social impact of blood donation on the donor

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-128

  Sojka, Birgitta Nilsson ^a   Sojka, P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood; Blood donation; Blood donor; Effect; Phlebotomy; Reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VERTIGO; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHLEBOTOMY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0037652026     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2003.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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