Disgust, anxiety, and vasovagal syncope sensations: A comparison of injection-fearful and nonfearful blood donors

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 941-945

  Viar, Megan A ^a   Etzel, Erin N ^a   Ciesielski, Bethany G ^a   Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Blood; Disgust; Donation; Fainting; Injections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD INJECTION INJURY PHOBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BLOOD DONORS; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957884113     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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