title: Vegetative state--background and ethics.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D009626:Terminology as Topic