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Deaths after feeding-tube withdrawal from patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states: A qualitative study of family experience
BACKGROUND: Families of patients in vegetative or minimally conscious states are often horrified by the suggestion of withdrawing a feeding tube, even when they believe that their relative would not have wanted to be maintained in their current condition. Very little is known about what it is like t...
Autores principales: | Kitzinger, Jenny, Kitzinger, Celia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29569993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216318766430 |
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