title: Association between gastrostomy and death: cause or effect?
authors.affiliation: Developmental Disabilities Center, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07962-1956.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kastner
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000401:mortality*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015871:Scientific Misconduct