Practical aspects of multichamber bags for total parenteral nutrition

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Mühlebach, Stefan ^a  

^a Swiss Agy for Therapeutic Products   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Industrial all in one premixes; Multicompartment bags; Pharmacist's role in parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NURSE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

EID: 17844377863     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000165008.47073.ba     Document Type: Review

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