Tube feeding in advanced dementia: the metabolic perspective
BMJ
.
2006 Dec 9;333(7580):1214-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39021.785197.47.
Author
L John Hoffer
1
Affiliation
1
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. l.hoffer@mcgill.ca
PMID:
17158389
PMCID:
PMC1693615
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