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Letter

Discontinuation of artificial nutrition and hydration and covert cognition

R. Formisanoa IRCCS, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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N. Zaslerb Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, LTD, Tree of Life Services, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA;c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA;d Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USAView further author information
Page 1135 | Received 30 Apr 2020, Accepted 19 Jun 2020, Published online: 28 Jun 2020

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