Influence of patient and physician characteristics on percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube decision-making

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Modi, Seema C ^a   Whetstone, Lauren M ^a   Cummings, Doyle M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUBE; TUBE FEEDING; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34248372390     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0145     Document Type: Review

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