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Current practice in PEG placement: Pharmacologically illogical

A.M. Hogan Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research and Education (iCORE), St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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D.C. Winter Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research and Education (iCORE), St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 369-370 | Published online: 25 Nov 2009

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