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Increased likelihood of long‐term gastrostomy tube dependence in head and neck cancer survivors without partners |
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| Authors: | J. Scott Magnuson MD Jennifer Durst BS Eben L. Rosenthal MD William R. Carroll MD Christine S. Ritchie MD MSPH Meredith L. Kilgore PhD RN Julie L. Locher PhD MSPH |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;2. Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;3. Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Keywords: | gastrostomy tubes head and neck cancer long‐term PEG dependence survivors social support |