The role of gastrostomy tube placement in advanced dementia with dysphagia: a critical review
Leanne S Goldberg,1 Kenneth W Altman2 1Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAPurpose: Over 4.5 million people in North America had a diagnosis of dementia in the year 2000, and more than half ha...
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Dove Medical Press
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
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| Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/the-role-of-gastrostomy-tube-placement-in-advanced-dementia-with-dysph-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |