Transplantation and the Anencephalic Newborn
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Truog, Robert D.
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1994Subject
Allowing to Die; Anencephaly; Brain; Brain Death; Death; Determination of Death; Diagnosis; Hearts; International Aspects; Kidneys; Life; Newborns; Organ Transplantation; Persistent Vegetative State; Personhood; Prolongation of Life; Tissue Donation; Transplantation; Treatment Outcome; Ventilators; Withholding Treatment;
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