Brain death

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1697-1698

  Russell, Thomas ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORTICAL BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; EDITORIAL; JURISPRUDENCE; MORALITY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHILOSOPHY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN DEATH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 4644275735     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2164-1     Document Type: Editorial

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