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Should we relax the definition of death or the dead donor rule?

Authors: K. Rusinova, J. Simek

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 6/2014

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Title: Should we relax the definition of death or the dead donor rule?
Authors: K. Rusinova
J. Simek
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3291-y

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