Motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American college students

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Shaz, Beth H ^a   Demmons, Derrick G ^a   Crittenden, Colleen P ^b   Carnevale, Claudine V ^b   Lee, Mark ^c   Burnett, Miriam ^d   Easley, Kirk ^b   Hillyer, Christopher D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Spelman University   (United States)

^d West Mitchell Street Christian Methodist Episcopal Church   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIZZINESS; MOTIVATION; NAUSEA; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549121975     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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