Nasogastric and feeding tubes: The importance of proper placement

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 165-176

  Gharib, Ahmed M ^a   Stern, Eric J ^a   Sherbin, Vandy L ^a   Rohrmann, Charles A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; HUMAN; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 0030002624     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1996.11946125     Document Type: Article

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