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Review
. 2024 Jun 12;23(1):e0168.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000168. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

Brain death: Controversies and reappraisals

Christos Lazaridis  1
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Review

Brain death: Controversies and reappraisals

Christos Lazaridis. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

Abstract

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