A.S.P.E.N. ethics position paper

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 672-679

  Barrocas, Albert ^a   Geppert, Cynthia ^a   Durfee, Sharon M ^a   O'Sullivan Maillet, Julie ^a   Monturo, Cheryl ^a   Mueller, Charles ^a   Stratton, Kathleen ^a   Valentine, Christina ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BIOETHICS; CULTURAL BIAS; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; TERMINAL DISEASE;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78650479084     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533610385429     Document Type: Article

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