The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) is an organization in the field of enteral and parenteral nutrition and promotes basic and clinical research, basic and advanced education, organization of consensus statements about clinical care and care quality control. History. In 1979, an informal meeting laid the foundations of ESPEN, deciding to create a multidisciplinary society devoted to the study of metabolic problems associated with acute diseases and their nutritional implications and management.
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