Dealing with the brain-damaged old--dignity before sanctity
The present and future rapid increase in the hospital population of geriatric patients is discussed with particular reference to the problem of advanced brain degeneration. The consequences of various clinical management options are outlined and it is suggested that extreme attempts either to preser...
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BMJ Publ.
1982
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1982, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 173-179 |
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