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PDFDisorders of consciousness
A matter of life and death
- Correspondence to Justice Baker, High Court Judge sitting in the Family Division and the Court of Protection, London, UK; MrJustice.Baker{at}ejudiciary.net
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A matter of life and death
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- Received March 7, 2017
- Revised May 18, 2017
- Accepted May 18, 2017
- First published June 23, 2017.
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July 28, 2017
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