title: Refusal of brain death diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Ethics, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
authors.forename: Marcia Sue DeWolf
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bosek
authors.forename: Janice A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Lawrence W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Vernaglia
authors.forename: Shirley P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Morrigan
authors.forename: Terry R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Bard
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D012067:Religion