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MCW HealthLink - A look at coma and persistent vegetative state. Includes a discussion on treatments and prognosis.
healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921394859.html
NINDS Information Page - Coma and persistent vegetative state data compiled by The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/coma_doc.htm
Responding to Patients in the Persistent Vegetative State - An Ethical and Legal Dilemma. - This article was published in Philosophia Christi 19.2 (Fall 1996): 55-83. This journal is a publication of the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
www.crossrds.org/donal/pvs.htm
The Persistent Vegetative State - Addresses the medical facts, describes the landmark cases that have led to research into this condition, defends the position that it is ethical and moral to discontinue life-sustaining treatment of patients, and offers links to other sources of information concerning this condition.
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Oasis/2919
World Medical Association - WMA policy: Statement on persistent vegetative state. Includes a definition, recovery and guidelines.
www.wma.net/e/policy/17-v_e.html