Biased selection in tube feeding study?
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Tube Feeding in Children.
Enteral tube feeding (TF) is an important part of the care of acutely ill children as well as an essential technique to deliver nutrition to children who have chronic conditions. However, the techniques of TF are neither a part of medical school courses nor specifically taught in pediatric residency programs. Thus, learning how to initiate, monitor, moderate, and transition TF is often learned ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07154.x