Brain death and the courts

Neurology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 837-841

  Burkle, Christopher M ^a,b   Schipper, Agnes M ^b   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COURT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 79952365211     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31820e7bbe     Document Type: Review

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