Morte cerebral: do medo de ser enterrado vivo ao mito do dador vivo.
To analyse the historical evolution of the clinical concept "brain death", and discuss the concepts: whole-brain death and brainstem death in clinical perspective.Taphophobia means the fear of premature burial. Its modern equivalent is the fear of organs harvested from a still living patie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
2004-02-01
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Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
Online Access: | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1750 |