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Causes and consequences of delays in treatment-withdrawal from PVS patients: a case study of Cumbria NHS Clinical Commissioning Group v Miss S and Ors [2016] EWCOP 32
- Correspondence to Professor Jenny Kitzinger, Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Bute Building, King Edward VII Av, Cardiff CF10 3NB, UK; kitzingerj{at}cardiff.ac.uk
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Causes and consequences of delays in treatment-withdrawal from PVS patients: a case study of Cumbria NHS Clinical Commissioning Group v Miss S and Ors [2016] EWCOP 32
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- Received July 31, 2016
- Revised September 8, 2016
- Accepted September 16, 2016
- First published September 23, 2016.
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July 28, 2017
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