Defining and measuring blood donor altruism: A theoretical approach from biology, economics and psychology

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118-126

  Evans, R ^a   Ferguson, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Blood donors; Motivation; Reciprocity; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BLOOD DONOR; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VALIDITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ALTRUISM; BLOOD DONORS; MOTIVATION; RECIPROCITY; RECRUITMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892877911     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12080     Document Type: Article

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