Thesis Tjeerd Piersma

On 8 September 2020 Tjeerd Piersma defended his PhD thesis 'Blood donor careers: A dynamic approach to donating blood' at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Promotores: Prof RHFP Bekkers PhD and E-M Merz PhD
Copromotor: Prof WLAM de Kort MD PhD
Venue: Aula, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (invitation only) and online.

Summary

Chapters

Chapter 1
General introduction

Chapter 2
Individual, contextual and network characteristics of blood donors and non-donors: a systematic review of recent literature Abstract

Chapter 3
Blood donation across the life course: the influence of life events on donor lapse Abstract

Chapter 4
Life events and donor lapse among blood donors in Denmark Abstract

Chapter 5
Altruism in blood donation: out of sight out of mind? Closing donation centres increases blood donor lapse

Chapter 6
The relation between blood donor recruitment, and donor diversity and loyalty in the Netherlands

Chapter 7
Discussion

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