title: The biology of the persistent vegetative state, legal and ethical implications for transplantation: viewpoints from nursing.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Practice for Medicine, Toronto General Division, Toronto Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keatings
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003128:Coma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014180:Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*