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Defining death in non-heart beating organ donors
- Correspondence to: Dr N Zamperetti, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, San Bortolo Hospital, Via Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy; zamperetti.n{at}medicivi.org
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Defining death in non-heart beating organ donors
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- Accepted September 17, 2002
- Revised September 17, 2002
- First published June 1, 2003.
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April 27, 2016
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Copyright 2003 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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