 Jehovah's Witnesses
"Jehovah's Witnesses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Members of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized government authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusions and other blood-based treatments based on religious belief.
| Descriptor ID |
D033221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.188.573 M01.352
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| Concept/Terms |
Jehovah's Witnesses- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Jehovah Witnesses
- Jehovahs Witnesses
- Witnesses, Jehovah's
- Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Jehovah's Witnesses" by people in this website by year, and whether "Jehovah's Witnesses" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jehovah's Witnesses" by people in Profiles.
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Ballon-Landa E, Bechis SK. Prostate Artery Embolization for Severe BPH in a Patient Unfit for Surgery. Urology. 2020 Feb; 136:e24-e25.
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Tan GM, Guinn NR, Frank SM, Shander A. Proceedings From the Society for Advancement of Blood Management Annual Meeting 2017: Management Dilemmas of the Surgical Patient-When Blood Is Not an Option. Anesth Analg. 2019 01; 128(1):144-151.
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Riveros-Perez E, Kacmar R. Peripartum Care of the Jehovah's Witness Patient. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2017 06; 60(2):394-404.
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Boggi U, Vistoli F, Del Chiaro M, Croce C, Signori S, Marchetti P, Del Prato S, Rizzo G, Mosca F. Kidney and pancreas transplants in Jehovah's witnesses: ethical and practical implications. Transplant Proc. 2004 Apr; 36(3):601-2.
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