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More Great Links

• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Trauma Foundation
• Coma Recovery Association
• Coma Waiting Page
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Books

• Catastrophe of Coma: A Way Back, by Edward Allen Freeman
• Recalled to Life: The Story of a Coma, by Esther Goshen-Gottstein
• Coma, A Healing Journey: A Guide for Family Friends and Helpers, by Amy Mindell
• Write to Death : News Framing of the Right to Die Conflict, from Quinlan's Coma to Kevorkian's Conviction, by Elizabeth Atwood Gailey

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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:Glasgow Coma Scale
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• "Coma." Neurology Channel.
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• "Coma." PBS Transcript, October 7, 1997.
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• "Coma: Some Facts." BrainInjury.com, May 14, 2004.
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• "Fireman Who Spoke After Being in Coma Dies." The America's Intelligence Wire, Feb 22, 2006.
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