Vasovagal symptoms mediate the relationship between predonation anxiety and subsequent blood donation in female volunteers

Transfusion

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1006-1010

  Ditto, Blaine ^a   France, Christopher R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYNCOPE;

ANXIETY; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 33744487385     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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