Re-donation intentions among experienced blood donors: Does gender make a difference?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-166

  France, Janis L ^a   France, Christopher R ^a   Himawan, Lina K ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD DONOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42649145070     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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