Blood donation: Knowledge and attitudes of a university population in Chile;Conocimientos y actitudes hacia la donación de sangre en una población universitaria de Chile

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 323-328

  Vásquez, Marcela ^a   Ibarra, Patricia ^a   Maldonado, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Attitude; Blood donors; Chile; Universities

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; KNOWLEDGE; STUDENT; SURVEY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 38849194610     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892007001000005     Document Type: Article

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