Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict. Consideration and compromise are possible.
Inwald
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Portex Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Child Health, London. D.Inwald@ich.ucl.ac.uk
Jakobovits
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Petros
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D001926:Brain Death; D001933:Brain Stem; D002675:Child, Preschool; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D010290:Parents; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D028761:Withholding Treatment