Enteral nutrition and enteral tube feeding review of the evidence

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 867-881

  Haddad, Rami Y ^a   Thomas, David R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBE FEEDING;

AGED; DIARRHEA; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INHALATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 0036829260     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00035-6     Document Type: Review

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