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Withdrawing clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: is there still a role for the courts?
- Correspondence to Dr Julian C Sheather, Department of Medical Ethics, British Medical Association, WC1H 9JP London, UK; jsheather{at}bma.org.uk
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Withdrawing clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: is there still a role for the courts?
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- Received April 3, 2017
- Revised May 17, 2017
- Accepted May 18, 2017
- First published June 14, 2017.
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July 28, 2017
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