Reconstructing Aboriginal Identity and the Meaning of the Body in Blood Donation Decisions

Ethno-cultural disparities in blood and tissue donation patterns have been described as an emergent challenge in the context of the transfusion medicine literature (Boulware et al. in Med Care 40(2):85–95, 2002; Molzahn et al. in Nephrol Nurs J 30(1):17–26, 2003, Can J Nurs Res 36(4):110–128, 2004). In the North American context, much has been written about blood and tissue donation patterns among different religious and cultural groups within …