Different experiences and perspectives between head and neck cancer patients and their care-givers on their daily impact of a gastrostomy tube

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 449-459

  Mayre Chilton, K M ^a,c   Talwar, Bella P ^b   Goff, L M ^a,d  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daily impact; Gastrostomy; Head and neck; Perceptions; Survival; Tube dependency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DIETETICS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; DIETETICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 80052271811     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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