JPEN Journal Club 45. Cluster Randomization.

JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr

Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Sylmar and Los Angeles, California, USA.

Published: September 2019

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