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Confirmation of brainstem death
- Correspondence to Dr David P Breen, Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; dpbreen1{at}gmail.com
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Confirmation of brainstem death
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- Accepted December 15, 2015
- First published February 5, 2016.
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April 14, 2016
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