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Is informed consent required for the diagnosis of brain death regardless of consent for organ donation?
- Correspondence to Dr Osamu Muramoto, Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; muramoto{at}ohsu.edu
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Is informed consent required for the diagnosis of brain death regardless of consent for organ donation?
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- Received March 26, 2020
- Revised May 6, 2020
- Accepted May 11, 2020
- First published June 5, 2020.
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November 29, 2021
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