A requiem for whole brain death: A response to D. Alan Shewmon's 'The brain and somatic integration'

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 479-491

  Potts, M ^a  

^a Methodist College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Brain death; Death

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEATH; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

BIOETHICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BRAIN; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; HUMANS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 0035183491     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.26.5.479.3005     Document Type: Review

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