Medical diagnosis of death in adults: historical contributions to current controversies
Lancet
.
1996 Nov 2;348(9036):1219-23.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04015-9.
Authors
D J Powner
1
,
B M Ackerman
,
A Grenvik
Affiliation
1
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA.
PMID:
8898042
DOI:
10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04015-9
No abstract available
Publication types
Historical Article
MeSH terms
Brain Death / diagnosis
Death*
Diagnosis
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Personhood
Social Change
Thanatology / history*
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Uncertainty