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Medicolegal Challenges to Death by Neurologic Criteria in the United Kingdom and the United States: Lessons Learned from the Case of Archie Battersbee and a Suggestion for Mid-Level Principles to Enhance an Ongoing Dialogue

Erin Paquettea Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine;b Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago;c Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (by courtesy)Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 97-100 | Published online: 18 Jan 2024

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