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Attorney for Cruzans discusses legal 'odyssey'.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1906440     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
On December 11, 1983, 25-year-old Missourian Nancy Cruzan was in a serious car accident, pronounced dead at the scene by police then resuscitated by paramedics. On December 14, 1990, the gastrostomy tube which had kept Nancy alive since the accident was removed and she died 11 days later. The heartbreak, legal maneuvering and impassioned discussions of the 8 years between these events captured the attention of the nation.
Authors:
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Iowa medicine : journal of the Iowa Medical Society     Volume:  81     ISSN:  0746-8709     ISO Abbreviation:  Iowa Med     Publication Date:  1991 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-08-22     Completed Date:  1991-08-22     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8403404     Medline TA:  Iowa Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-50     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Brain Death / legislation & jurisprudence*
Coma
Enteral Nutrition
Ethics, Medical
Euthanasia, Passive / history,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Female
History, 20th Century
Humans
Missouri
Right to Die / history,  legislation & jurisprudence*
State Government
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
N Cruzon

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