The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / Bryan Jennett ; foreword by Fred Plum.

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Publication details:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Record id:
24727
Author:
Jennett, Bryan.
Subject:
Personal injuries.
Medical laws and legislation.
Persistent vegetative state.
Contents:
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 cases
Epilogue.
Note:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0521441587
Phys. description:
xiv, 228 p.