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Natural History of Feeding Tube Use in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

OBJECTIVES: Despite the evidence that feeding tube use in persons with advanced dementia is not associated improved outcomes, there remains striking area variation in their use. Yet, little is known about the national incidence of feeding tube insertions, the circumstances of their insertion, and po...

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Main Authors: Kuo, Sylvia, Rhodes, Ramona L., Mitchell, Susan L., Mor, Vincent, Teno, Joan M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2733212/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19426943
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2008.10.010
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