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. 2022 Sep;62(9):1912-1916.
doi: 10.1111/trf.17024. Epub 2022 Jul 22.

Donor motivation and psychosocial research

Merlyn Sayers  1   2
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Donor motivation and psychosocial research

Merlyn Sayers. Transfusion. 2022 Sep.
No abstract available

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The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Changing percentage contribution, by age bracket, to the annual apheresis platelet inventory between 2001 and 2020 at Carter BloodCare, Bedford, Texas
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Percentage of the general population, by age bracket (the histogram), in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and, for the same age brackets, the average daily percentages contribution to the red cell inventory (dot) and range (bars) for the period March 18–28, 2020
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