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. 2025 Jul 1;66(7):373-375.
doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-320. Epub 2023 Mar 13.

The dialectics of enteral nutrition in advanced dementia

Min Li Toon  1 , Chin Yee Cheong  2 , Chetna Malhotra  3   4 , Philip Lin Kiat Yap  2
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The dialectics of enteral nutrition in advanced dementia

Min Li Toon et al. Singapore Med J. .
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Graph shows the relationship between eating ability in individuals with advanced dementia and severity of dementia as denoted by quartiles (Q1–Q4: progressive severity) of the total score on the Bedford Alzheimer Nursing Severity Scale (n = 215). Min: minimum, Mod: moderate
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  • Singapore Med J. 8(2):268.

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