Nasogastric tube feeding versus assisted hand feeding in-home healthcare older adults with severe de...
Nasogastric tube feeding versus assisted hand feeding in-home healthcare older adults with severe dementia in Taiwan: a prognosis comparison
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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All individuals with severe dementia should be offered careful hand feeding. However, under certain circumstances, people with severe dementia have a feeding tube placed. In Taiwan, tube feeding rate in demented older home care residents is increasing; however, the benefits of tube feeding in this population remain unknown. We compared the clinical...
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Nasogastric tube feeding versus assisted hand feeding in-home healthcare older adults with severe dementia in Taiwan: a prognosis comparison
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d4f0e22908884f189a2d5be8fb809343
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d4f0e22908884f189a2d5be8fb809343
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1471-2318
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1471-2318
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10.1186/s12877-020-1464-9
