Hospital malnutrition: Is a disease or lack of food?

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-220

  Jeejeebhoy, Khursheed N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE;

CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STARVATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038512486     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5614(03)00006-2     Document Type: Editorial

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