The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report

In the north of Thailand a 21-year-old patient with a complete quadriplegia at C4 level with respiratory insufficiency was treated, including assisted respiration. The patient felt that living held nothing for him and therefore he requested at his own free will to go home and die.

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Main Author: Kovindha A.
Format: Case Reports
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3573
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-35732014-08-30T02:35:03Z The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report Kovindha A. In the north of Thailand a 21-year-old patient with a complete quadriplegia at C4 level with respiratory insufficiency was treated, including assisted respiration. The patient felt that living held nothing for him and therefore he requested at his own free will to go home and die. 2014-08-30T02:35:03Z 2014-08-30T02:35:03Z 1990 Case Reports 0031-1758 2235035 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3573 eng
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description In the north of Thailand a 21-year-old patient with a complete quadriplegia at C4 level with respiratory insufficiency was treated, including assisted respiration. The patient felt that living held nothing for him and therefore he requested at his own free will to go home and die.
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title The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report
title_short The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report
title_full The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report
title_fullStr The right to die of a high quadriplegic in a developing country: case report
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