Use of an arginine-enriched oral nutrition supplement in the healing of pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injuries: An observational study

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-213

  Chapman, Brooke R ^a   Mills, Kelly J ^a   Pearce, Leonie M ^a   Crowe, Timothy C ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arginine; Nutrition; Pressure ulcer; Spinal cord injury; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052245142     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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