Informed Consent: Cultural and Religious Issues Associated with the Use of Allogeneic and Xenogeneic Mesh Products

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-410

  Jenkins, Eric D ^a   Yip, Michael ^a   Melman, Lora ^a   Frisella, Margaret M ^a   Matthews, Brent D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; INFORMED CONSENT; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; JEW; MESH SLING; MOSLEM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; TISSUE REPAIR; VEGETARIAN DIET; XENOGRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ISLAM; JUDAISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SURGICAL MESH; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949911456     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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