Brain death

Trauma

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-42

  Elliot, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain death; ethics; medical; organ procurement; organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042195859     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1460408603ta254oa     Document Type: Article

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