Gastrointestinal fistulas

Nutritional Therapy and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 113-134

  Cozzaglio, Luca ^a   Farinella, E ^b   Bagnoli, P ^a   Sciannameo, F ^b   Doci, R ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastrointestinal fistulas; Therapy

Indexed keywords

FISTULA;

EID: 46849101806     PISSN: 18286232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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