Influence of appetite and continuation of meals on the prognosis of elderly patients who have lost swallowing function

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-260

  Hirose, Maki ^a   Komiya, Kosaku ^a,b   Kadota, Jun Ichi ^b  

^a Tenshindo Hetsugi Hospital   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPETITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SWALLOWING; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPETITE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84896284627     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0584     Document Type: Letter

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