The use of feeding gastrostomy tubes at the end of life in Alzheimer's disease patients has been associated with
A. Prolongation of life
B. Aspirational pneumonia
C. Increase in decubitus ulcer rate
D. Reversal of any clinical signs of failure to thrive
B
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