Separating pharmaconutrition from classic nutrition goals: A necessary step

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 347-348

  Ochoa, Juan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune enhancing diets; Nutrition intervention; Pharmaconutrients

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENE; GLUTAMINE; NUCLEOTIDE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNONUTRITION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PHARMACONUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 37549025783     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000297962.12000.3D     Document Type: Editorial

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