Advances in general and vascular surgical care of Jehovah's Witnesses

International Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-265

  Majeski, James ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

General surgery; Jehovah's Witnesses; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIGION; SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRISTIANITY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034231994     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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