Religious practice, blood transfusion, and major medical procedures

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 934-946

  Hivey, Sarah ^a   Pace, Nicholas ^b   Garside, John P ^c   Wolf, Andrew R ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 70049093755     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03139.x     Document Type: Review

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