Factors associated with gastrostomy tube feeding in dementia: A structured literature review

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-242

  Jones, Elizabeth W ^a   Kaldjian, Lauris C ^b   Forman Hoffman, Valerie ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH TUBE; TUBE FEEDING;

EID: 33744920821     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2006.03.007     Document Type: Review

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