"Brainstem Death," "Brain Death" and Death: A Critical Re- Evaluation of the Purported Equivalence
Creator
Shewmon, D. Alan
Bibliographic Citation
Issues in Law and Medicine 1998 Fall; 14(2): 125-145
Collections
Metadata
Show full item recordRelated items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
"Brainstem Death," "Brain Death" and Death: A Critical Re- Evaluation of the Purported Equivalence
Shewmon, D. Alan (1998)The author challenges brain-based diagnoses of death by re-examining the concept of death, its definition, the anatomical criterion, and the clinical signs or tests. Dr. Shewmon challenges the fundamental assumptions underlying ...