Malnutrition identification, diagnosis and dietetic referrals: Are we doing a good enough job?

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 206-211

  Gout, Belinda S ^a   Barker, Lisa A ^b   Crowe, Timothy C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related group; Economics; Malnutrition; Nutrition assessment; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449205933     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2009.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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