Psychosocial characteristics of blood donors influence their voluntary non-medical lapse

Background: Approximately 10% of Dutch donors lapse yearly. Common reasons are non-voluntary medical issues (e.g., low Hemoglobin), reaching the upper age limit, and voluntary (e.g., own request, non-response). Little is known about predictors of voluntary non-compliance (lapses). Psychosocial chara...

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Main Authors: Merz, Eva-Maria, Ferguson, Eamonn, van Dongen, Anne
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52303/