ABC of brain stem death. Diagnosis of brain stem death--II.
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ABC of Brain Stem Death CHRISTOPHER PALLIS
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.285.6355.1641