Predicting blood donation intentions and behavior among Australian blood donors: Testing an extended theory of planned behavior model

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-329

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 58849158017     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01981.x     Document Type: Article

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