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Developing a New Definition of Death

Record #:
26287
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Abstract:
New attempts to define death are put in terms of an irreversible condition of unconsciousness, a condition in which the brain is unable to resume normal functioning. This is called cerebral death or brain death.
Source:
Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 35, July 1972, p1-4, f