Impact of Gastrostomy Placement on Nutritional Status, Physical Health, and Parental Well-Being of Females with Rett Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study of an Australian Population

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Impact of Gastrostomy Placement on Nutritional Status, Physical Health, and Parental Well-Being of Females with Rett Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study of an Australian Population

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Objectives: To evaluate how age-related trends in nutritional status, physical health, and parental well-being in females with Rett syndrome may be related to gastrostomy placement and to examine the impact of the procedure on mortality. Study design: We included 323 fem...

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Main Authors:	Wong, K., Downs, Jennepher, Ellaway, C., Baikie, G., Ravikumara, M., Jacoby, P., Christodoulou, J., Elliott, E.J., Leonard, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	MOSBY-ELSEVIER 2018
Subjects:	Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Pediatrics SURVIVAL GROWTH CHILDREN GIRLS EXPERIENCES INFANTS
Online Access:	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1004384 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80095

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