An audit of adult patients on home enteral tube feeding in a region of Northern Ireland

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-287

  L'Estrange, F ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Iveagh Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home enteral tube feeding; Patients' perspective; Profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TRAINING; TUBE FEEDING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031474812     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.1997.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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