Family perspectives on 'proper medical treatment' for people in prolonged vegetative and minimally conscious states
Proper medical treatment is routinely defined, in law and in practice, as requiring the consent of the patient. Patients with disorders of consciousness (long-term 'coma') are unable to give or withhold consent because they are completely unconscious ('vegetative') or have only f...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Routledge
2015, 2015
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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- Includes bibliographical references