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Apnea test in the diagnosis of brain death

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Martin Lessard ,
Rachel Mallais  and
André Turmel
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , November 2000 , pp. 353
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Inc. 2000

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