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Law, ethics and medicine
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The right to die in the minimally conscious state
- Correspondence to Dr L Syd M Johnson, Dalhousie University, 1234 LeMarchant Street, Halifax, NS B3H3P7 Canada; syd.johnson{at}dal.ca
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The right to die in the minimally conscious state
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- Received July 5, 2010
- Revised October 1, 2010
- Accepted October 7, 2010
- First published November 17, 2010.
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February 16, 2011
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