title: Decisionmaking regarding the initiation of tube feedings in the severely demented elderly: a review.
authors.affiliation: Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grodin
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D003704:Dementia; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment