The Psychology of Blood Donation: Current Research and Future Directions

Transfusion Medicine Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-233

  Masser, Barbara M ^a,b   White, Katherine M ^a,b   Hyde, Melissa K ^a,b   Terry, Deborah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HABIT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED;

EID: 45249091212     PISSN: 08877963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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