Ethics and the vegetative state

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Borthwick, Chris ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 24344456485     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010443000308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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