The withdrawal of nutrition and hydration in the vegetative state patient: societal dimension and issues at stake for the medical profession.

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Published in NeuroRehabilitation on January 01, 2004

Authors

Gian Luigi Gigli1, Mariarosaria Valente

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosciences, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy. gigli.gianluigi@aoud.sanita.fvg.it

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