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Donation After Cardiac Death: How Best to Address Ethical Concerns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Jeanne Teitelbaum  and
S D Shemie
Jeanne Teitelbaum
Affiliation:
Montreal, Quebec
S D Shemie
Affiliation:
Montreal, Quebec
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 4 - 7
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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