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Review
. 2019 Jun;59(6):1894-1896.
doi: 10.1111/trf.15268. Epub 2019 Mar 23.

(Non-)donor demographics, donation willingness, and the donor career

Tjeerd W Piersma  1   2   3 , Eva-Maria Merz  1   2   3
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Review

(Non-)donor demographics, donation willingness, and the donor career

Tjeerd W Piersma et al. Transfusion. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Donation willingness is generally high but registering with donor centers lags behind. We need to understand why and when during the life course which groups of individuals are motivated to donate. With this knowledge, we can design targeted recruitment and retention strategies and improve evidence-based donor management.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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From different donors (young, old, male, female, different background) to different management?!
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