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The principles and practice of nutritional support

O'Keefe, S J D

The principles and practice of nutritional support - Pittsburgh, PA Springer 2015

This book provides an understanding of human nutritional and metabolic physiology and how it goes wrong in illness. Contents include: physiology of human nutrition; physiology of digestion and absorption; nutrition in illness; nutritional support; key principles for nutritional intervention; enteral nutrition; parenteral feeding; nutritional support at home; permanent intestinal failure and the short bowel syndrome; small bowel transplantation; acute and chronic pancreatitis; liver disease; renal disease; nutrition support in the obese; nutritional support in the elderly.

1493917781 9781493917785
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