Adolescents and blood donation: Motivations, hurdles and possible recruitment strategies

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-48

  Zito, Elena ^a   Alfieri, Sara ^a,b   Marconi, Maurizio ^a   Saturni, Vincenzo ^c   Cremonesi, Giovanna ^d  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c AVIS Italian Association of Voluntary Blood Donors   (Italy)

^d Friends of the Polyclinic and of MangiagalliAssociation of Blood Donors   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Blood donation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; DECISION MAKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84855717708     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2011.0090-10     Document Type: Article

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