Reducing reactions to blood donation with applied muscle tension: a randomized controlled trial
- 15 August 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 43 (9) , 1269-1276
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00488.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Unpleasant blood donation‐related symptoms may discourage otherwise healthy, altruistic individuals from becoming repeat donors. This study examined a behavioral technique called applied...Keywords
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