The impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding on quality of life
The provision of enteral feeding continues to increase with approximately 20,000 people in the United Kingdom feeding at home. Health care professionals have an ethical duty to recognise and treat malnutrition, though in clinical practice they are often faced with difficult decisions to ensure that...
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University of Central Lancashire
2005
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421137 |