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Study: Feeding tubes overused
CHICAGO (AP) - One-third of U.S. nursing home patients in the final stages of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia are given feeding tubes, despite evidence that the practice serves no benefit and might even cause harm, a study found. People with advanced dementia are generally incapacitated, ...
July 2, 2003; Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)

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