PEG placement in patients with dementia: a contentious ethical and clinical dilemma?

Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Sep;60(3):492; author reply 492-3. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(04)01725-0.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / mortality
  • Alzheimer Disease / therapy*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Enteral Nutrition / ethics*
  • Gastrostomy / ethics*
  • Humans
  • Patient Selection
  • Survival Rate
  • Terminal Care / ethics*