In the absence of specific therapy, nutrition was the mainstay of medicine in ancient times. Because of the current emphasis on modern treatment modalities in the fight against cancer, the provision of adequate nutrition is frequently overlooked. Because of the inconsistent results obtained from ran
The impact of total parenteral nutrition on liver function tests in patients with cancer
β Scribed by Lawrence D. Wagman; Michael E. Burt; Murray F. Brennan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 844 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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