Hospital diagnosis of malnutrition: A call for action

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Bocock, Mary Ann ^a   Keller, Heather H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIETETICS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AGED; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 62349133629     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/70.1.2009.37     Document Type: Article

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