title: The persistent vegetative state.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D035501:Uncertainty; D028761:Withholding Treatment