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. 2021 Jun 2:25:20.302.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.302.

Ethical Considerations Concerning Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tubes in Patients With Advanced Dementia

Paul L Schneider  1 , Cynthia Fruchtman  2 , Joe Indenbaum  1 , Eszter Neuman  2 , Christine Wilson  2 , Terri Keville  2
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Ethical Considerations Concerning Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tubes in Patients With Advanced Dementia

Paul L Schneider et al. Perm J. .
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Figure 1.
Stages of Dementia. Courtesy of Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD.
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