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Parenteral versus enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient: a re-analysis of a flawed meta-analysis

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Marik, P.E., Hooper, M. Parenteral versus enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient: a re-analysis of a flawed meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med 39, 979–980 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-2865-4

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