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Case and Commentary
Dec 2020

What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death?

Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD
Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.

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