Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah's Witnesses: Part 3. A proposal for a don't-ask-don't tell policy

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 463-468

  Muramoto, Osamu ^a,b,c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Northwest Permanente PC   (United States)

^c East Interstate Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Blood transfusion; Confidentiality; Jehovah's Witnesses; Privacy; Refusal of medical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEAR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY; RELIGION;

EID: 0033452778     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.6.463     Document Type: Article

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