Methodological approach to quality in home enteral nutrition. Experience of Bolzano Health care services

Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Lucchin, Lucio ^a,b   Kob, M ^a   Pizzini, M ^a   Facchin, N ^a   Merzario, V ^a   Sebastiani, D ^a  

^a General Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Dietetica e Nutrizione Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Home enteral nutrition; Management; Quality of clinical performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 46549087589     PISSN: 18286232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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