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Comment
. 2017 Nov;43(11):754-755.
doi: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104363. Epub 2017 Aug 26.

Complexity of defining death: organismal death does not mean the cessation of all biological life

Melissa Moschella  1
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Complexity of defining death: organismal death does not mean the cessation of all biological life

Melissa Moschella. J Med Ethics. 2017 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: definition/determination of death; vital organ donation.

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