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Tube feeding in the elderly

The technique, complications, and outcome

T.S. Dharmarajan Dr Dharmarajan is associate professor of medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla. He is also chief, division of geriatrics and director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
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D. Unnikrishnan Dr Unnikrishnan is a fellow in geriatric medicine, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center.
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Pages 51-61 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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