Free cholesterol testing as a motivation device in blood donations: Evidence from field experiments

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 524-531

  Goette, Lorenz ^b   Stutzer, Alois ^b   Yavuzcan, Gürcan ^b   Frey, Beat M ^a  

^a Blood Transfusion Service SRC   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HUMAN; MALE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONORS; CHOLESTEROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION;

EID: 60149100273     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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