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Unpredictable combination of metabolic and feeding patterns in malnourished critically ill children: the malnutrition–energy assessment question

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  1. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, School of Health Sciences, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    G. Briassoulis, T. Tavladaki, S. Ilia, D. M. Fitrolaki & A. M. Spanaki

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    E. Briassouli

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Briassoulis, G., Briassouli, E., Tavladaki, T. et al. Unpredictable combination of metabolic and feeding patterns in malnourished critically ill children: the malnutrition–energy assessment question. Intensive Care Med 40, 120–122 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-3123-5

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