Principles for formulating parenteral nutrition for neonates

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-264

  Ball, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABY FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0033159213     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-199907000-00002     Document Type: Article

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