The fear associated with blood and organ donation: An explication of fright and anxiety

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-206

  Wagner, Thomas Richard ^a   Manolis, Chris ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DONOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD DONORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TISSUE DONORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84862577835     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/pit2012467     Document Type: Article

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