Cost containment through nutrition intervention

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Tucker, Hugh N ^a   Miguel, Stanley G ^b  

^a Clintec Nutrition Co   (United States)

^b SGM Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030017008     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03885.x     Document Type: Review

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