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- Published on: 14 November 2005
- Published on: 14 November 2005Is brain death really deathShow More
Dear Editor
Some points made by Appel in the recent essay “Defining death: when physicians and families differ [1]” merit comment.
First, it is stated that critics of brain death (BD) are most significantly in Japan and in certain religious groups. However, there is a long list of secular commentators who point out the many problems with the BD criterion of death.[2-11]
Second, there seems t...
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