A conservative thermal injury treatment protocol for the appropriate Jehovah's Witness candidate

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  McGill, Victoria ^a   Kowal Vern, Areta ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURAL FACTOR; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEGAL ASPECT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RELIGION; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURNS; CHRISTIANITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0030934621     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199703000-00007     Document Type: Article

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