The case for simplifying brain death criteria

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-114

  Sung, Gene ^a   Greer, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFUSION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGAN DONOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78751627323     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318205d534     Document Type: Editorial

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