Defining death: When physicians and families differ

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 641-644

  Appel, Jacob M ^a   Evans, H M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FAMILY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28244495472     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.011718     Document Type: Article

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