Philosophical problems with the concepts of death and brain death : a different perspective

The criteria and tests for death have changed throughout the history of medicine; these criteria and tests are underpinned by a variety of concepts of death. Recent advances in medicine and especially in the areas of resuscitation, mechanical ventilation and cardiac pacemakers have posed great philo...

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Main Author: Russell, T.
Published: Swansea University 1998
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.638727