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Review
. 2008 Jun 28;336(7659):1495-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.a301.

Refeeding syndrome: what it is, and how to prevent and treat it

Hisham M Mehanna  1 , Jamil Moledina, Jane Travis
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Review

Refeeding syndrome: what it is, and how to prevent and treat it

Hisham M Mehanna et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Guidelines for management. Adapted from the guidelines of NICE and the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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