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  Vol. 2 No. 9, September 1993 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Evaluation of the Benefits of Gastric Tube Feeding in an Elderly Population

James P. Weaver, MD; Patricia Odell, RN; Charlotte Nelson, MS

Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(9):953-956.


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