Motivations for donating blood and reasons why people lapse or never donate in Leeds, England: A 2001 questionnaire-based survey

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-338

  Kuruvatti, J ^a   Prasad, V ^a   Williams, R ^a   Harrison, M A ^a   Jones, R P O ^a  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Blood; Donor; Lapse; Motivations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054088219     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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