American Geriatrics Society feeding tubes in advanced dementia position statement

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1590-1593

  Cegelka, Aimee ^a  

^a American Geriatrics Society   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced dementia; AGS guidelines; feeding tubes; position statement

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED DEMENTIA; AGS GUIDELINES; FEEDING TUBES; POSITION STATEMENT;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906066809     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12924     Document Type: Article

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