Gastroenterology
Volume 124, Issue 6 , Pages 1651-1661 , June 2003

Management of complications in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition

  • Lyn Howard

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Lyn Howard, M.B., F.R.C.P., Division of Clinical Nutrition, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208, USA
    • Division of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher Ashley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA

Received 31 December 2002 ,Accepted 22 January 2003.

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Gastroenterology
Volume 124, Issue 6 , Pages 1651-1661 , June 2003

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