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Home Enteral Nutrition in Singapore’s Long-Term Care Homes—Incidence, Prevalence, Cost, and Staffing

Introduction: Data on home enteral nutrition (HEN) in long-term care facilities (LTCF) in Singapore is scarce. This study aims to determine the prevalence and incidence of chewing/swallowing impairment and HEN, and the manpower and costs related. Methods: A validated cross-sectional survey was sent...

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Autores principales: Wong, Alvin, Sowa, P Marcin, Banks, Merrilyn D., Bauer, Judith D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31627289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11102492