Ethics and gastrointestinal artificial feeding

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 314-319

  Lipman, Timothy O ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; DYING; DYSPHAGIA; EATING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONALITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOSE FEEDING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4344619136     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-004-0084-4     Document Type: Review

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