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The physician's decision to use tube feedings
— the role of the family, the living will, and the Cruzan decision | | Author(s) | J Ely, P Peters, S Zweig, N Elder |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 40, no 5, May 1992 |
| Pages | pp 471-475 |
| Keywords | Medical care ; Terminal care ; Doctors. |
| Annotation | Examines the factors which influence physicians to use tube feeding in patients lacking decision-making capacity. Concludes that the opinion of the family is the most influential factor. |
| Accession Number | CPA-950111047 A |
| Classmark | LK: LV: QT2 |
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