title: Permanently unconscious patients and the ethical controversies surrounding artificial nutrition and hydration: getting the facts straight.
authors: Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, UK.
authors: K R
authors: KR
authors: Mitchell
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Lovat
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003128:Coma; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics*; D010146:Pain; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000628:therapy*; D019452:Terminally Ill; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics