Enteral Feeding: The Art and the Science

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-85

  Parrish, Carol Rees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITALIZATION; MALABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OSMOLALITY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141671460     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011542650301800176     Document Type: Review

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