The death of a person

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-120

  Hershenov, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baker; Constitution; Defining death; Persons

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEATH; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS NONHUMAN DATA; LIFE; LIFE EVENT; NONHUMAN; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SENSIBILITY;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LIFE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; THANATOLOGY;

EID: 33645782286     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310600588657     Document Type: Review

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