Nutrition: Safe practice in adult enteral tube feeding

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1234-1239

  Fletcher, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Enteral syringes; Gastrostomy; Nasogastric feeding tube; PEG; Safe practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054986501     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.19.1234     Document Type: Article

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