Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in treatment of head and neck cancer: A comprehensive review and call for evidence-based medicine

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 365-374

  Locher, Julie L ^a,b,c,d,e   Bonner, James A ^b,e   Carroll, William R ^e,f   Caudell, Jimmy J ^b,e,h   Keith, Jeanette N ^b,i   Kilgore, Meredith L ^b,c,d,e   Ritchie, Christine S ^a,b,c,d,e,i   Roth, David L ^a,b,c,d,g,i   Tajeu, Gabriel S ^b   Allison, Jeroan J ^j  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Health Care Organization and Policy ^*  (United States)

^c Ctr for Aging Genet/Neurodegen   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Comprehensive Cancer Center ^*  (United States)

^f Rhinology and Sinus Surgery   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

head and neck cancer; nutrition support; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube; practice variation; prophylactic

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; STOMACH TUBE;

EID: 79955651521     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607110377097     Document Type: Review

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