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Is it time to abandon brain death?
| Title | Is it time to abandon brain death? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | Truog, Robert D. |
| Journal | Hastings Center Report |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 29-37 |
| Publisher | Hastings Center |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISBN Number | 00930334 |
| Accession Number | 9702263985 |
| Keywords | BRAIN , etc. , PROCUREMENT , tissues , United |
| Abstract | Advocates the abandonment of the concept of brain death and calls for the adoption of different criteria for organ procurement. Uniform Determination of Death Act; Sources of inconsistencies concerning brain death; Tests-criterion relationship; Loss of homeostatic equilibrium in brain-dead patients; General categories of alternatives to the whole-brain death formulation. |
| Notes | Truog, Robert D.; Source Info: Jan/Feb97, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p29; Subject Term: BRAIN death; Subject Term: PROCUREMENT of organs, tissues, etc.; Subject Term: UNITED States; Number of Pages: 9p; Document Type: Article; Full Text Word Count: 7666 |
