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Micronutrient status of children receiving prolonged enteral nutrition

M Gottrand1, L Muyshont, F Couttenier

  • 1Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Jeanne de Flandre University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University Lille 2, Lille, France.

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism
|September 7, 2013
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