Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 225-228 , February 2002

The role of tube feeding and total parenteral nutrition in advanced illness1

  • Alexandra M Easson, MD (FRCSC)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Easson)
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Alexandra M Easson, MD, FRCSC, Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
    • ,
  • Daniel B Hinshaw, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery, University of Michigan and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI (Hinshaw), USA
    • ,
  • Dennis L Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Surgery, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (Johnson) USA

Received 1 November 2001 ,Accepted 2 November 2001.

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Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 225-228 , February 2002

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