A complete, precise reformulation of human death;Una reformulacion completa y precisa de la muerte humana

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 26, Issue 154, 1998, Pages 1048-1053

  Garcia O D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Brain death; Critical metafunction; Critical system; Formulation; Rationale

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CONSCIOUSNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; DEATH; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

BRAIN; BRAIN DEATH; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEATH; HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 0032087185     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.26154.97176     Document Type: Review

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