Fostering repeat donations in Ghana

Biologicals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Owusu Ofori, S ^a   Asenso Mensah, K ^a   Boateng, P ^a   Sarkodie, F ^a   Allain, J P ^b  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Blood safety; Ghana; Recruitment; Repeat donors; Replacement donor; Sub Saharan Africa; Voluntary donors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GHANA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOSLEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCHOOL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREND STUDY; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARDS AND PRIZES; AWARENESS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICITY; POPULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649236383     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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