Potentiality, irreversibility, and death

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-64

  Lizza, John P ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Definition of death; Irreversibility; Organ donation; Potentiality

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DYING; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LIFE; ORGAN DONOR; PROBABILITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; THEORY;

ARISTOTLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

BRAIN DEATH; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 17444427146     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310590907057     Document Type: Review

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