"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Campbell A, Halpern D. Evaluating Capacity in a Suicidal Jehovah's Witness Refusing Blood. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2020 Nov 19; 22(6).
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Khalili M, Morano WF, Marconcini L, Shaikh MF, Gleeson EM, Styler M, Zebrower M, Bowne WB. Multidisciplinary strategies in bloodless medicine and surgery for patients undergoing pancreatectomy. J Surg Res. 2018 09; 229:208-215.
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Jassar AS, Ford PA, Haber HL, Isidro A, Swain JD, Bavaria JE, Bridges CR. Cardiac surgery in Jehovah's Witness patients: ten-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan; 93(1):19-25.
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Rogers DM, Crookston KP. The approach to the patient who refuses blood transfusion. Transfusion. 2006 Sep; 46(9):1471-7.
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Lanzkron S, Moliterno AR, Norris EJ, Gould SA, Segal J, Nuermberger EL, Ness PM. Polymerized human Hb use in acute chest syndrome: a case report. Transfusion. 2002 Nov; 42(11):1422-7.