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Withdrawing and withholding artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a minimally conscious state: Re: M and its repercussions
- Correspondence to Dr Julian C Sheather, Ethics Department, British Medical Association, London WC1H 9JP, UK; jsheather{at}bma.org.uk
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Withdrawing and withholding artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a minimally conscious state: Re: M and its repercussions
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- Received March 12, 2012
- Accepted March 20, 2012
- First published May 17, 2012.
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August 19, 2013
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