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. 1996 Oct 12;313(7062):944. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7062.944

Misdiagnosing the persistent vegetative state. Misdiagnosis certainly occurs.

N L Childs, W N Mercer

PMCID: PMC2352258 PMID: 8876118

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