Decapitation and the definition of death

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 632-634

  Miller, Franklin G ^a   Truog, Robert D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; DECAPITATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; DECAPITATION; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77958089165     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.035196     Document Type: Article

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