Factors Associated with Psychological and Physiological Stress Reactions to Blood Donation: a Systematic Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Blood Transfus

Specialty Hematology

Date 2015 Mar 12

PMID 25761310

Citations 16

Authors

Maurits D Hoogerwerf

Ingrid J T Veldhuizen

Wim L A M de Kort

Monique H W Frings-Dresen

Judith K Sluiter

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