Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 191-197 , December 2009

Motivators and barriers to blood donation in African American college students

  • Beth H. Shaz

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Derrick G. Demmons

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, United States
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  • Colleen P. Crittenden

      Affiliations

    • Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, United States
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  • Claudine V. Carnevale

      Affiliations

    • Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, United States
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  • Mark Lee

      Affiliations

    • Spelman University, Department of Biology, United States
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  • Miriam Burnett

      Affiliations

    • Interdenominational Theological Center, Department of Faith and the City Institute, United States
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  • Kirk Easley

      Affiliations

    • Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, United States
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  • Christopher D. Hillyer

      Affiliations

    • Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, United States

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 This study was supported by a grant from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related-Research, Contract number: N01-HB-47170.This study was a publication only abstract in Blood (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts) 2007 110: Abstract 4029.

PII: S1473-0502(09)00142-6

doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.09.005

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 41, Issue 3 , Pages 191-197 , December 2009