Recovery from “Brain Death”: A Neurologist's Apologia
@article{Shewmon1997RecoveryF, title={Recovery from “Brain Death”: A Neurologist's Apologia}, author={D. Alan Shewmon}, journal={The Linacre Quarterly}, year={1997}, volume={64}, pages={30 - 96} }
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