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Comment
. 2022 Jul;25(3):88.
doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2021-103486. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

There is no evidence to suggest that ET feeding improves survival in people with severe dementia

Karen Harrison-Dening  1
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There is no evidence to suggest that ET feeding improves survival in people with severe dementia

Karen Harrison-Dening. Evid Based Nurs. 2022 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: dementia; evidence-based nursing; nutritional support.

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