Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Practice: Prospective One-Year Follow-Up
โ Scribed by Joachim Klose; Walter Heldwein; Michael Rafferzeder; Frederike Sernetz; Manfred Gross; Klaus Loeschke
- Book ID
- 111558483
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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