Brain death: Resolving inconsistencies in the ethical declaration of death

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 725-731

  Doig, Christopher James ^a   Burgess, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEATH; HEART FUNCTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDLINE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0142149218     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018718     Document Type: Review

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