Dead is dead - Artificial definitions are no substitute

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9053, 1997, Pages 662-663

  Gottlieb, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031026945     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)22010-6     Document Type: Note

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