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Percutaneous Gastrostomy Not Linked to Poorer Survival in Elderly With Dementia
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Title Percutaneous Gastrostomy Not Linked to Poorer Survival in Elderly With Dementia
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574513?src=rss
Description Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) does not portend a poorer prognosis in elderly patients with dementia compared to those with preserved cognition, Japanese researchers report in the April issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date May 17, 2008
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