Conflict rationalisation: how family members cope with a diagnosis of brain stem death

Brain death, whether it be brain stem death in the UK, or whole-brain death in the USA, is a prerequisite for heart beating organ donation. Understanding how brain death is perceived by family members approached about organ donation, its significance to them, and if it is accepted by them, are, ther...

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Main Authors: Long, Tracy (Author), Sque, Magi (Author), Addington-Hall, Julia (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008-07.
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