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Title

PEG [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy] feeding, dementia and the need for policies and guidelines: opinion

Authors

Colleen M. Cartwright, Southern Cross UniversityFollow
Margaret A. Steinberg, University of Queensland

Document Type

Article

Publication details

Cartwright, CM & Steinberg, MA 2000, 'PEG [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy] feeding, dementia and the need for policies and guidelines', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. 19, no.3, pp.106-107.

Published version available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2000.tb00156.x

Peer Reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

Abstract

The author discusses the need for well structured policies and guidelines for the decision to commence or withhold percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding.