The brain and somatic integration: Insights into the standard biological rationale for equating "brain death" with death

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 457-478

  Shewmon, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain death; Death; Organism; Somatic integration; Unity

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DEATH; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

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

EID: 0035183576     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.26.5.457.3000     Document Type: Review

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