Estimating the costs associated with malnutrition in Dutch nursing homes

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-68

  Meijers, Judith M M ^a   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a   Wilson, Lisa ^b   Schols, Jos M G A ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b European Nutrition for Health Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Costs; Malnutrition; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DIETETICS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALNUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856230823     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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