PEGs and Ethics

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 138-142

  Mackie, Sarah Breier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DECISION MAKING; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; DECISION MAKING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ETHICS; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0035352737     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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