Enteral feeding

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 695-698

  Jeejeebhoy, Khursheed N ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; AZATHIOPRINE; GLUTAMINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; STEROID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL CARE; CROHN DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842847884     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200211000-00013     Document Type: Review

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