Maintaining placement of temporary enteral feeding tubes in adults: A critical appraisal of the evidence

MEDSURG Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-69

  Stepter, Catherine R ^a,b  

^a Baptist College of Health Sciences   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING;

ADULT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 84861781908     PISSN: 10920811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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