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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 6/2009

01.06.2009 | News

The saga of Eluana Englaro: another tragedy feeding the media

verfasst von: Pasquale Striano, Francesca Bifulco, Giuseppe Servillo

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2009

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On 13th November 2008, the Supreme Court in Milan for the first time in Italy allowed stopping fluids and nutrition to a patient in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) who was still alive [1]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
The saga of Eluana Englaro: another tragedy feeding the media
verfasst von
Pasquale Striano
Francesca Bifulco
Giuseppe Servillo
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1484-6

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