Invited Review: The artificial nutrition debate: Still an issue... after all these years

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Monturo, Cheryl ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Enteral nutrition; Symbolism; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CONSENSUS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RELIGION; RIGHT TO DIE; SYMBOLISM; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ETHICS; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RELIGION; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 63849238098     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533609332089     Document Type: Article

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