To feed or not to feed? Are nutritional supplements worthwhile in active Crohn's disease?

Gut

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 306-307

  Lochs, H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESALAZINE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CROHN DISEASE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33144465895     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2005.077602     Document Type: Note

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