Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper

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Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper. / Cardenas, Diana; Correia, Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson; Ochoa, Juan B; Hardy, Gil; Rodriguez-Ventimilla, Dolores; Bermúdez, Charles E; Papapietro, Karin; Hankard, Régis; Briend, André; Ungpinitpong, Winai; Zakka, Katerina Mary; Pounds, Teresa; Cuerda, Cristina; Barazzoni, Rocco.

In: Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2021, p. 534-544.

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Harvard

Cardenas, D, Correia, MITD, Ochoa, JB, Hardy, G, Rodriguez-Ventimilla, D, Bermúdez, CE, Papapietro, K, Hankard, R, Briend, A, Ungpinitpong, W, Zakka, KM, Pounds, T, Cuerda, C & Barazzoni, R 2021, 'Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper', Nutrition in Clinical Practice, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 534-544. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10667

APA

Cardenas, D., Correia, M. I. T. D., Ochoa, J. B., Hardy, G., Rodriguez-Ventimilla, D., Bermúdez, C. E., Papapietro, K., Hankard, R., Briend, A., Ungpinitpong, W., Zakka, K. M., Pounds, T., Cuerda, C., & Barazzoni, R. (2021). Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 36(3), 534-544. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10667

Vancouver

Cardenas D, Correia MITD, Ochoa JB, Hardy G, Rodriguez-Ventimilla D, Bermúdez CE et al. Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2021;36(3):534-544. https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.10667

Author

Cardenas, Diana ; Correia, Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson ; Ochoa, Juan B ; Hardy, Gil ; Rodriguez-Ventimilla, Dolores ; Bermúdez, Charles E ; Papapietro, Karin ; Hankard, Régis ; Briend, André ; Ungpinitpong, Winai ; Zakka, Katerina Mary ; Pounds, Teresa ; Cuerda, Cristina ; Barazzoni, Rocco. / Clinical nutrition and human rights. An International position paper. In: Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2021 ; Vol. 36, No. 3. pp. 534-544.

Bibtex

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