The blood donation experience: Self-reported motives and obstacles for donating blood

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-63

  Sojka, B Nilsson ^a   Sojka, P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood; Blood donation; Blood donor; Motive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAZINESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 37249060424     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2007.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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