Brain death: Is it an appropriate term?;Muerte cerebral: ¿es un término adecuado?

Neurologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Iriarte, J ^a   Palma, J A ^a   Kufoy, E ^a   De Miguel, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain death; Misunderstanding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; DEATH; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

BRAIN DEATH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84857650456     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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