Why would young people donate blood? A survey-based questionnaire study

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-132

  Weinberg, I ^a   Zarka, S ^a   Levy, Y ^a   Shinar, E ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood donation; Blood donor recruitment; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER;

BLOOD DONORS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449123754     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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