Ethical and medicolegal considerations in the obstetric care of a Jehovah's Witness

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Gyamfi, Cynthia ^a   Gyamfi, Mavis M ^b   Berkowitz, Richard L ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW;

EID: 0038722205     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00236-9     Document Type: Article

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