The economics of malnutrition

Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series: Clinical and Performance Program

Volumn 12, Issue , 2009, Pages 29-40

  Elia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 72049113316     PISSN: 14227584     EISSN: 1662386X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000235666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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