Influence of postoperative enteral nutrition on postsurgical infections

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 833-835

  Beier Holgersen, R ^a   Boesby, S ^a  

^a G ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

abdominal surgery; enteral nutrition; infection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030468330     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.6.833     Document Type: Article

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