Public Understandings of the Definition and Determination of Death: A Scoping Review

Background. Advances in medicine and technology that have made it possible to support, repair, or replace failing organs challenge commonly held notions of life and death. The objective of this review is to develop a comprehensive description of the current understandings of the public regarding the...

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Main Authors: Katina Zheng, MD, Stephanie Sutherland, PhD, Laura Hornby, MSc, Sam D. Shemie, MD, Lindsay Wilson, MHA, Aimee J. Sarti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-05-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001300