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Quality of Care at the End of Life

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Quality of Care at the End of Life: Feeding Tubes May Not Help in Severe Dementia, Yet Use Varies Widely.
Byline: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 26 (AScribe News) -- Use of feeding tubes in nursing home patients with severe dementia is more than 10 times higher in some states than others despite evidence that it may not delay death or improve quality of life, according to a study by Brown ...
June 26, 2002; Ascribe Higher Education News Service

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