Medical emergencies in children of orthodox Jehovah's Witness families: Three recent legal cases, ethical issues and proposals for management

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 655-658

  Guichon, Juliet ^a   Mitchell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood; Children; Emergency; Ethical issues; Jehovah's Witness; Management

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33846409823     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.10.655     Document Type: Article

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