منابع مشابه
Awareness of Brain Death and Organ Transplantation
Background : With the improvement in transplant technology major organ transplantation is gradually becoming the treatment of choice in many conditions. The present study assesses the awareness of the concepts of brain death and organ transplantation among public. Methods : Six hundred thirty six select populations, which included office-goers of Delhi, class 12th school children of a reputed p...
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We aimed to define the demographic characteristics, clinical features and outcome of patients with brain death, and to emphasize the importance of organ donation from children. Data for the period from September 2009 to October 2012 were collected retrospectively. Twenty children who were diagnosed as brain death were included. Data including demographics, major cause leading to brain death, du...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0285-4945,1349-9149
DOI: 10.2199/jjsca.12.291