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1007012
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b761382
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Jennett, Bryan.
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The vegetative state : : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas /\ Bryan Jennett.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2002.
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1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages)
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0511039409
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: 0511052677
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: 0511545533
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: 0521441587
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: 1107111978
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: 1280151781
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: 9780511039409
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: 9780511052675
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: 9780511116087
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: 9780511304354
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: 9780511545535
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: 9780521441582
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: 9781107111974
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: 9781280151781
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: 9786610151783
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0521441587
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index.
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| Abstract
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The strange state of being awake but unconscious that characterises the vegetative state provokes intense debate among health professionals, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers. This unique account, by someone who helped coin the term 'persistent vegetative state', surveys the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic.
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Persistent vegetative state.
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Bioethical Issues.
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Ethics, Clinical.
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Jurisprudence.
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Persistent Vegetative State.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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Persistent vegetative state.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/49
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| LC Classification
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RB150.C6J46 2002eb
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| NLM classification
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2002 D-498
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WB 182J54v 2002
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