Outcomes of a nutrition audit in a tertiary paediatric hospital: Implications for service improvement

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 295-298

  O'Connor, J ^a   Youde, L S ^a   Allen, J R ^a   Hanson, R M ^a   Baur, L A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Barriers; Children; Nutritional assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 3042662161     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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