Feeding the patient with an incurable disease: A voice out of the chorus

Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 60-63

  Bozzetti, Federico ^a  

^a MISERICORDIA E DOLCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STOMACH CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34250693558     PISSN: 18286232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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