PEG and RIG tube feeding in Head and Neck patients: A retrospective review of complications and outcome

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 817-819

  Eze, N ^a   Jefford, J M ^a   Wolf, D ^a   Williamson, P ^a   Neild, P ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; FEEDING APPARATUS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIC INSERTED GASTROSTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH TUBE; TUBE REMOVAL;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 34548497148     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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