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Withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration decisions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: best interests of the patients and advance directives are the keys
- Correspondence to Dr Nicolas Lejeune, Disorders Of Consciousness Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox, Allée de Clerlande 6, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 1340, Belgium; nicolas.lejeune{at}chnwl.be
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Withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration decisions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: best interests of the patients and advance directives are the keys
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- Received October 10, 2016
- Revised October 14, 2016
- Accepted November 1, 2016
- First published November 17, 2016.
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July 28, 2017
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