Does enteral nutrition affect clinical outcome? A systematic review of the randomized trials

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 412-429

  Koretz, Ronald L ^a   Avenell, Alison ^b   Lipman, Timothy O ^c   Braunschweig, Carol L ^d   Milne, Anne C ^b  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALLERGY; ARTHRITIS; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CROHN DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTERITIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART DISEASE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846541266     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.01024.x     Document Type: Review

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