Malnutrition screening and early nutrition intervention in hospitalised patients in acute aged care: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 562-568

  Holyday, M ^a   Daniells, S ^a   Bare, M ^a   Caplan, G A ^a   Petocz, P ^b   Bolin, T ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Gut Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital; Malnutrition; Nutrition screening; Outcomes; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 84864136785     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0022-3     Document Type: Article

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