Minority donation in the United States: Challenges and needs

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 544-549

  Shaz, Beth H ^a,b   Hillyer, Christopher D ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to donation; blood donation; donor eligibility; motivators to donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DONOR SELECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MARKETING; MINORITY GROUP; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958606423     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e32833e5ac7     Document Type: Review

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