The Design of the Feeding Support Trial - Does intensive feeding support improved nutritional status and outcome in acutely ill older in-patients?

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-59

  Hickson, M ^b   Nicholl, C ^b   Bulpitt, C ^b   Fry, M ^b   Frost, Gary ^a   Davies, L ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Elderly; Feeding support; In patients; Malnutrition; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033056185     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.1999.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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