Feeding patients with advanced dementia: A jewish ethical perspective

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-349

  Jotkowitz, Alan ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DEMENTIA; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; JEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRITION; OCCLUSION; REVIEW; TUBE FEEDING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEHUMANIZATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

CAREGIVERS; DEHUMANIZATION; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; JEWS; JUDAISM;

EID: 17244375861     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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