Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding blood donation among the Saudi population

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 318-321

  Alam, Maqbool ^a,b   El Din Masalmeh, Bourhan ^a  

^a Sharourah Armed Forces Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 1842789104     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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