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Observational Study
. 2020 Jan;87(1):12-18.
doi: 10.1002/ana.25624. Epub 2019 Nov 1.

Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Outcomes from a vicious circle

Willemijn S van Erp  1   2 , Jan C M Lavrijsen  1 , Pieter E Vos  3 , Steven Laureys  2 , Raymond T C M Koopmans  4
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Observational Study

Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Outcomes from a vicious circle

Willemijn S van Erp et al. Ann Neurol. 2020 Jan.
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Interconnection of epidemiology, organization of care, and end‐of‐life decisions in vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.
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