The ultimate curse.

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  • C Crisci
چکیده

This paper tells the story of a doctor in a vegetative state. The approach towards him is quite different from that towards a common patient. The other physicians cannot deal with this situation with the necessary open mind.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical ethics

دوره 21 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995