The undead : organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating-heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death
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Teresi, Dick.
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RA1063 .T47 2012
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Death -- Proof and certification.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Death.
Organ trafficking.
Persistent vegetative state.
Personal narratives.
Bisac Subjects
Medical -- Ethics.
Social Science -- Death & Dying.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Death
Death -- Proof and certification
Death -- Psychological aspects
Organ trafficking
Persistent vegetative state
Personal narratives
Other Subjects
Attitude to Death
Death
deaths.
Décès -- Constatation.
Feststellung
Mort -- Aspect psychologique.
Mort.
Nonfiction.
Organes -- Trafic.
Persistent Vegetative State
Personal Narrative
Récits personnels.
Tissue and Organ Harvesting
Tod
Transplantatentnahme
État végétatif chronique.

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Book
Physical Desc
xi, 350 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-334) and index.
Description
Science writer Dick Teresi examines how death is determined by the medical community and explores organ trafficking, brain death, and near-death experiences.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Teresi, D. (2012). The undead: organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating-heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death . Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Teresi, Dick. 2012. The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-water Test, Beating-heart Cadavers : How Medicine Is Blurring the Line between Life and Death. New York: Pantheon Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Teresi, Dick. The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-water Test, Beating-heart Cadavers : How Medicine Is Blurring the Line between Life and Death New York: Pantheon Books, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Teresi, D. (2012). The undead: organ harvesting, the ice-water test, beating-heart cadavers : how medicine is blurring the line between life and death. New York: Pantheon Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Teresi, Dick. The Undead: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-water Test, Beating-heart Cadavers : How Medicine Is Blurring the Line between Life and Death Pantheon Books, 2012.

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