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Research Article

A risk stratifying tool to facilitate safe late-stage percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in ALS

Alexander G. ThompsonNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Victoria BlackwellTranslational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Rachael MarsdenNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Emma MillardDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK, and
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Clare LawsonTranslational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Annabel H. NickolDepartment of Chest Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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James E. EastTranslational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Kevin TalbotNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,
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Philip J. AllanTranslational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Correspondence[email protected]
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Martin R. TurnerNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 243-248 | Received 06 Oct 2016, Accepted 10 Dec 2016, Published online: 19 Jan 2017

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