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. 2016 Aug 16;316(7):769-70.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.9374.

Tube Feeding in US Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia, 2000-2014

Susan L Mitchell  1 , Vincent Mor  2 , Pedro L Gozalo  2 , Joseph L Servadio  2 , Joan M Teno  3
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Tube Feeding in US Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia, 2000-2014

Susan L Mitchell et al. JAMA. .
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