Maternal brain death and somatic support

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Farragher, Rachel A ^a   Laffey, John G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brain death; Brain injury; Ethics; Fetus; Legal; Mother

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MATURITY; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 24944582858     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:3:2:099     Document Type: Review

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