Name: Tackling vitamin deficiencies in rare-disease patients
Uploaded: 2018-09-12T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 36 s
Description: "When it comes to medical nutrition, It's clear to us that especially among patients with rare diseases, vitamins and malabsorption are areas patients struggle with," says Roberto Jongejan of DEKAs. Jongejan spoke with NutritionInsight at the 40th European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Congress, held in Madrid.

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Tackling vitamin deficiencies in rare-disease patients

12 Sep 2018 | DEKAs

"When it comes to medical nutrition, It's clear to us that especially among patients with rare diseases, vitamins and malabsorption are areas patients struggle with," says Roberto Jongejan of DEKAs. Jongejan spoke with NutritionInsight at the 40th European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Congress, held in Madrid.

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