Brain death

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 713-722

  Cantrill, S V ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCUMENTATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ETHICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030857563     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70327-8     Document Type: Article

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