Nutrition and hydration for the vegetative state and minimally conscious state patient

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 537-547

  Finch, Helen ^a,b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECUBITUS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROPATHY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE FEEDING; VOMITING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CONSTIPATION; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; OBESITY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; VOMITING;

EID: 24344502309     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010443000542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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