The rates of spontaneous transpyloric passage of three enteral feeding tubes

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 107-110

  Ahmed, Wahaj ^a   Levy, Howard ^a   Kudsk, Kenneth ^b   Seidner, Douglas ^c   Miller, Roberta ^d   Chen, Jiande ^e   Hayes, James ^f   Tomba, Todd ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 0000327019     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088453369901400302     Document Type: Article

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