title: The permanent vegetative state: ethical crux, medical fiction?
authors.affiliation: Development Unit, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Borthwick
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States