Moving on from Bland: The evolution of the law and minimally conscious patients

Medical Law Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 548-571

  Heywood, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best interests; Bland; Futility; MCS; PVS; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RIGHT TO DIE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RIGHT TO DIE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84931023310     PISSN: 09670742     EISSN: 14643790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/fwu003     Document Type: Article

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