Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State: a Response to Dr Andrews

Overview

Journal BMJ

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1993 Jun 12

PMID 8329928

Citations 6

Authors

R Gillon

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References

Andrews K . Recovery of patients after four months or more in the persistent vegetative state. BMJ. 1993; 306(6892):1597-600. PMC: 1678008. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.306.6892.1597. View

Andrews K . Patients in the persistent vegetative state: problems in their long term management. BMJ. 1993; 306(6892):1600-2. PMC: 1678011. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.306.6892.1600. View