TY - JOUR
T1 - Position of The American Dietetic Association
T2 - Issues in feeding the terminally ill adult
AU - King, D. G.
AU - O'Sullivan Maillet, J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - 'Issues in feeding the terminally ill adult' identifies some of the ethical, legal, medical, and nutrition issues to be considered when deciding to provide or forego nutrition support. The primary consideration in any decision must be the wishes of the competent, informed patient or his/her surrogate decision maker. Although each situation must be resolved individually, the paper does provide some considerations and questions to assist in developing an appropriate Nutrition Care Plan.
AB - 'Issues in feeding the terminally ill adult' identifies some of the ethical, legal, medical, and nutrition issues to be considered when deciding to provide or forego nutrition support. The primary consideration in any decision must be the wishes of the competent, informed patient or his/her surrogate decision maker. Although each situation must be resolved individually, the paper does provide some considerations and questions to assist in developing an appropriate Nutrition Care Plan.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2432107
AN - SCOPUS:0023124807
SN - 2212-2672
VL - 87
SP - 78
EP - 85
JO - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
JF - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
IS - 1
ER -