Brain stem death and organ donation - 11 years on

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 577-579

  Park, Gilbert R ^a   Wilkins, M ^a   Higgins, T ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donors, heart beating organ donation; Donors, non heart beating organ donor; Donors, organ donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONER; DEATH; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0141962387     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg204     Document Type: Article

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