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Guidelines on PVS.

Authors :
Coney, Sandra
Source :
Lancet. 9/10/1994, Vol. 344 Issue 8924, p743. 1/4p.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Reports on the New Zealand Medical Association's (NZMA) adoption of guidelines for the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration in cases of persistent vegetative state (PVS). Adoption of guidelines from a paper prepared by the Bioethics Research Center at Otago University for the Medical Council of New Zealand; Factors to consider before terminating feeding.

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Subjects :
*ASSISTED suicide
*MEDICAL societies
*MEDICAL ethics

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Language :
English
ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
344
Issue :
8924
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9409280466
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)92224-1
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