Influences of general and traditional Chinese beliefs on the decision to donate blood among employer-organized and volunteer donors in Beijing, China

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1871-1879

  Tison, Geoffrey H ^b   Liu, Changli ^b   Ren, Furong ^b   Nelson, Kenrad ^b   Shan, Hua ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD VOLUME; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYER; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCREENING TEST; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 34548793518     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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