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Case Reports
. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1266-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1266.

Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict. Consideration and compromise are possible

D Inwald  1 , I Jakobovits, A Petros
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Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict. Consideration and compromise are possible

D Inwald et al. BMJ. .
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