Brain death a morally legitimate criteria for determining death?

Linacre Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-81

  Napier, Stephen ^a  

^a National Catholic Bioethics Center   (United States)

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EID: 84855177066     PISSN: 00243639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/002436309803889313     Document Type: Article

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