The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , April 2010

Nutritional strategies in severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review of the evidence

  • Ahmad Al Samaraee

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +0044 191 4820000; fax: +0044 191 4456187.
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  • Iain J.D. McCallum

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields UK
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  • Peter E. Coyne

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, UK
    • ,
  • Keith Seymour

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields UK

Received 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2009.10.006

The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 105-110 , April 2010

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