Royal College of Physicians

The permanent vegetative state. Review by a working group convened by the Royal College of Physicians and endorsed by the Conference of Medical Royal Colleges and their faculties of the United Kingdom

1996NationalJournal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

United Kingdom

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Organisation: Royal College of Physicians
Published: 1996
Applies to: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Scope: National
Journal: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
PubMed: 8709056
PubMed Central: PMC5401536
Added to Prognia: 24 July 2026

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