After quinlan: The dilemma of the persistent vegetative state

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 330, Issue 21, 1994, Pages 1524-1525

  Angell, Marcia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROCLIMATE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION;

ANENCEPHALY; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028221417     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199405263302110     Document Type: Editorial

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