Why some donors are more willing to donate platelets? ----a qualitative study on 25 regular platelet donors in Guangzhou, China

• Main Authors: Chengpu Yu (Author), Joseph Tak-fai Lau (Author), Weixing Zhong (Author), Xinting Huang (Author), Chao Pan (Author), Yu Chen (Author), Huanpeng Lu (Author), Fengxiao Zhao (Author), Siying Zeng (Author), Jinglin Lai (Author), Chengwei Tie (Author), Xu Li (Author), Jianlin Zhang (Author), Chuangqi Zhang (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Qianli Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since 1998, China has gradually moved toward voluntary uncompensated blood donation. In some cities, the shortage of platelets has been noticeably severe. Mutual assistance that collects blood from one's family and social networks is a potential solution. The measure, howeve...