What does ‘brain dead’ really mean? The battle over how science defines the end of life

Max Kozlov

Nature, 2023, vol. 619, issue 7969, 240-242

Abstract: Ideological differences threaten to muddy the definition of death in the United States — with potentially negative consequences for clinicians and people awaiting organ transplants.

Keywords: Brain; Health care; Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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