Tube feeding in advanced dementia: the metabolic perspective

BMJ. 2006 Dec 9;333(7580):1214-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39021.785197.47.

Abstract

Problems with the procedure do not fully explain its ineffectiveness

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dementia / therapy*
  • Enteral Nutrition / ethics
  • Enteral Nutrition / methods*
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Morals