Malnutrition prevalence and precision in nutritional care differed in relation to hospital volume ? A cross-sectional survey

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Westergren, Albert ^a,b   Wann Hansson, Christine ^c   Börgdal, Elisabet Bergh ^d   Sjölander, Jeanette ^d   Strömblad, Rosmarie ^e   Klevsgrd, Rosemarie ^d   Axelsson, Carolina ^b   Lindholm, Christina ^b   Ulander, Kerstin ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 66649114767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-8-20     Document Type: Article

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