Motivating factors and deterrents for blood donation among donors at a university campus-based collection center

Transfusion

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2438-2444

  Yuan, Shan ^a   Hoffman, Matthew ^a   Lu, Qun ^a   Goldfinger, Dennis ^a   Ziman, Alyssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; E-MAIL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; TELEPHONE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 80054974880     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03174.x     Document Type: Article

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