title: Practical problems in the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from two patients in a persistent vegetative state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Keay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D003657:Decision Making; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D028761:Withholding Treatment