Social support attenuates presyncopal reactions to blood donation

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 843-850

  France, Christopher R ^a   Hanson, Sarah A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHLEBOTOMIST; PRESYNCOPE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYNCOPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349128219     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.02057.x     Document Type: Article

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