Ethnic and geographic variation in gastrostomy placement among hospitalized older patients

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1346-1349

  Grant, Mark D ^a,b   Herman, Stanislaw ^a,b  

^a Stritch School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Gastrostomy; Health services; Surveys; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4844220087     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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