Improved detection of malnutrition by medical housestaff following focused-teaching intervention

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 548-550

  Cheskin, Lawrence J ^a,b   Fontaine, Kevin R ^a   Lasner, Lance A ^a   Stridiron, Candida ^a   Katz, Philip O ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

malnutrition; medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETITIAN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COUNSELING;

EID: 0029806683     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599604     Document Type: Article

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