Survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: The role of dementia

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-259

  Shah, Pallavi M ^a,b   Sen, S ^a   Perlmuter, L C ^b   Feller, A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Dementia; Nursing home; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Survival

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; AGE; ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROSTOMY; HOME FOR THE AGED; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROSTOMY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24344448709     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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