title: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with dementia.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bergstrom
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Swaroop
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Zinsmeister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment