Intensive Medical Nutrition Therapy: Methods to Improve Nutrition Provision in the Critical Care Setting
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2212-2672
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.02.007