title: The 1994 Multi-Society Task Force consensus statement on the Persistent Vegetative State: a critical analysis.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco-Fresno Central San Joaquin Valley Medical Education Program, Department of Psychiatry, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Howsepian
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001927:Brain Diseases; D032921:Consensus; D032981:Dehumanization; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D028723:Personhood; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment