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Court applications for withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a permanent vegetative state: family experiences
Withdrawal of artificially delivered nutrition and hydration (ANH) from patients in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) requires judicial approval in England and Wales, even when families and healthcare professionals agree that withdrawal is in the patient's best interests. Part of the rationale...
Autores principales: | Kitzinger, Celia, Kitzinger, Jenny |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486571 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2015-102777 |
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