Shattering the neutral surrogate myth in end-of-life decisionmaking: Terri Schiavo and her family.

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Author/s: Shepherd, Lois (L);

Affiliation: Florida State University College of Law, USA.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Cumberland law review (Cumberland Law Rev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004-2005; vol 35 (issue 3) : pp 575-95

Dates: Created 2006/05/22; Completed 2006/05/25;

PMID: 16715563, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Persistent Vegetative State
Personal Autonomy
Prognosis
Proxy
Third-Party Consent - ethics
Withholding Treatment - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence

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