Clinical economics review: Nutritional support

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 453-471

  Ofman, J ^a   Koretz, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FOOD ANTIGEN; LACTULOSE; MERCAPTOPURINE;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030743227     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00163.x     Document Type: Review

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