The concept of brain death

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 550, Issue , 2004, Pages 15-21

  Guérit, Jean Michel ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18344403941     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-306-48526-8_2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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