Faith, identity, and leukemia: When blood products are not an option

Oncologist

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-380

  Knuti, Kristine A ^a   Amrein, Philip C ^a   Chabner, Bruce A ^a   Lynch Jr , Thomas J ^a   Penson, Richard T ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cox 548 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Beliefs; Jehovah's Witness; Responsibilites

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; EMOTION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FRUSTRATION; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LEGAL ASPECT; LEUKEMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF EXAMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRISTIANITY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0036055576     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.7-4-371     Document Type: Review

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