International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 135-138 , September 2011

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in the Enteral Feeding of the Elderly

  • Huan-Lin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Taitung-Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Jong Bair

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Taitung-Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Ming-Jong Bair, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, No. 1, Lane 303, Changsha Street, Taitung, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • I.-Tsung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Taitung-Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Hsien Wu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Taitung-Branch, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 28 May 2010 ,Revised 18 April 2011 ,Accepted 14 June 2011.

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☆ All contributing authors declare no conflict of interest.

PII: S1873-9598(11)00111-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijge.2011.09.040

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 135-138 , September 2011

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