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A diagnostic illusory? The case of distinguishing between “vegetative” and “minimally conscious” states

Throughout affluent societies there are growing numbers of people who survive severe brain injuries only to be left with long-term chronic disorders of consciousness. This patient group who exist betwixt and between life and death are variously diagnosed as in ‘comatose’, ‘vegetative’, and, more rec...

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Autores principales: Nettleton, Sarah, Kitzinger, Jenny, Kitzinger, Celia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pergamon 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24997443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.036