title: The persistent vegetative state.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ivan
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003128:Coma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011379:Prognosis; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States