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. 1997 Aug;157(15):1753-7.

Clinical and ethical issues in the treatment of a Jehovah's Witness with acute myeloblastic leukemia

I Kerridge  1 , M Lowe, M Seldon, A Enno, S Deveridge
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  • PMID: 9250237
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Clinical and ethical issues in the treatment of a Jehovah's Witness with acute myeloblastic leukemia

I Kerridge et al. Arch Intern Med. 1997 Aug.

Abstract

We report the first documented case of the use of peripheral blood stem cell autografting in the treatment of a Jehovah's Witness with acute myeloblastic leukemia. This case illustrates the complex ethical and clinical issues that arise in the treatment of such patients.

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