Misdiagnosis of the vegetative state: Retrospective study in a rehabilitation unit

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7048, 1996, Pages 13-16

  Andrews, Keith ^a   Murphy, Lesley ^a   Munday, Ros ^a   Littlewood, Clare ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029937218     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7048.13     Document Type: Article

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