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Brain death - an American viewpoint

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  • Third generation of criteria Intracranial pressure
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Walker, A.E. Brain death - an American viewpoint. Neurosurg. Rev. 12 (Suppl 1), 259–264 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01790659

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