Elemental diet in acute Crohn's disease.
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Enteral nutrition as primary therapy in Crohn's disease.
The developments in enteral feeding for Crohn's disease in the past decade are critically reviewed. The advent of amino acid based chemically defined elemental diets signalled the end of 'total bowel rest' in the management of these patients. Subsequently, controlled clinical trials showed that elemental diets were as effective as corticosteroids in inducing clinical remission in patients with ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 58 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983