Nutrition support at the end of life: Opinions of Louisiana dietitians

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 837-840

  Langdon, Daphne S ^a   Hunt, Alice ^b   Pope, Janet ^b   Hackes, Bonnie ^b  

^a Christus Schumpert Health Systems   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIETITIAN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIETETICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIETETICS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036593076     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90186-0     Document Type: Article

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