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Persistent Vegetative State

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      new window MCW HealthLink Description: A look at coma and persistent vegetative state. Includes a discussion on treatments and prognosis. (healthlink.mcw.edu)
new window NINDS Information Page Description: Coma and persistent vegetative state data compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (ninds.nih.gov)
new window Responding to Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State - An Ethical and Legal Dilemma. Description: This article was published in Philosophia Christi 19.2 (Fall 1996): 55-83. This journal is a publication of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. (crossrds.org)
new window World Medical Association Description: WMA policy: Statement on persistent vegetative state. Includes a definition, recovery and guidelines. (wma.net)
 




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