title: The minimally conscious patient: when can life support be terminated?
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Winslade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives; D002140:California; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy