Nutritional management in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Palliative and end-of-life care

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1292-1294

  Shimizu, Toshio ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; End of life care; Malnutrition; Palliative care; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84891807505     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.53.1292     Document Type: Article

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