Blood transfusion in Ireland: Perceptions of risk, a question of trust

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-388

  Barrett, Rachel ^a   Moore, Ronald G ^a   Staines, Anthony ^a  

^a School of Public Health and Population Science   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Risk theory; Trust

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRUST;

EID: 35348994927     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570701612600     Document Type: Review

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