Non-benefit of active nutritional support in advanced dementia

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 505-506

  Berner, Yitshal N ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dementia; Enteral feeding

Indexed keywords

IRON; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; DEMENTIA; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEJUNOSTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; SWALLOWING; TUBE FEEDING;

DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MEDICAL FUTILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33746458370     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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