Creation of a specialized nutrition support outcomes research consortium: If not now, when?

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 394-400

  August, David Allen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029860033     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607196020006394     Document Type: Article

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