RT Journal
A1 Schneider M
T1 THe question of survival after death
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD December 14
VO 242
IS 24
SP 2665
OP 2665
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03300240011011
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03300240011011
AB To the Editor.— 
    The title of the SPECIAL COMMUNICATION "Near-Death Experiences" tolled an unusual note with its subheading "Relevance to the Question of Survival After Death" (242:265, 1979).As a subject that is traditionally the concern of religion, its appearance in a journal of medicine invoked the promise of new ideas on an issue that is as old as mankind.The expectant reader, however, was sadly misled. Despite the authors' criticism of popular reports concerning "survival" after death and their avowed respect for scientific principles, nowhere in their essay do they postulate what might be meant by surviving after death. Without such a definition, they are reduced to a discussion on the level of the spiritualist. I fail to see how this article qualifies for publication in a medical journal.