Medical diagnosis of death in adults: historical contributions to current controversies

Lancet. 1996 Nov 2;348(9036):1219-23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04015-9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Brain Death / diagnosis
  • Death*
  • Diagnosis
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Personhood
  • Social Change
  • Thanatology / history*
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Uncertainty