Association between simple evaluation of eating and swallowing function and mortality among patients with advanced dementia in nursing homes: 1-year prospective cohort study.
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| Abstract | :
A simple and predictable method of evaluating eating and swallowing has not been yet established; thus, it is difficult to implement advance care planning according to deterioration in this function. This study aimed to clarify the association between a simple evaluation of eating and swallowing function and 1-year mortality in advanced dementia patients in nursing homes in Japan. |
| Year of Publication | :
1969
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| Journal | :
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
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| Volume | :
87
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| Number of Pages | :
103969
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| Date Published | :
1969
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| ISSN Number | :
0167-4943
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| URL | :
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167-4943(19)30212-2
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| DOI | :
10.1016/j.archger.2019.103969
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| Short Title | :
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
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