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Gastrostomy tube feeding: when to start, what to feed and how to stop

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PB Sullivan has received consulting fees from Danone Limited, lecture fees from Nutricia Ltd and grant support from Numico Research Foundation. F Gottrand has received consulting fees from Nutricia, Danone, Nestle, Movetis, Naturalpha and Astra-Zeneca, and lecture fees from Nutricia, Danone, Lactalis and Astra-Zeneca. F Gottrand has also received grant support from VLM, AFM, Danone and Nutricia.

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Gottrand, F., Sullivan, P. Gastrostomy tube feeding: when to start, what to feed and how to stop. Eur J Clin Nutr 64 (Suppl 1), S17–S21 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.43

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