Frequency of spinal reflex movements in brain-dead patients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-19

  Dosemeci L ^a   Cengiz, M ^a   Yilmaz, M ^a   Ramazanoglu A ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0842346482     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.11.049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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