Brain death/death by neurological criteria : international standardization and the world brain death project

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SUNG, Gene

This article reviews the criteria for determination of brain death, discusses the importance of protocol development, and reviews the international efforts to standardize clinical testing.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2022.08.005

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