The prevalence of malnutrition in spinal cord injuries patients: A UK multicentre study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 918-923

  Wong, Samford ^a,b   Derry, Fadel ^a   Jamous, Ali ^a   Hirani, Shashivadan P ^c   Grimble, George ^b   Forbes, Alastair ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nutrition screening tools; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84871861980     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511006234     Document Type: Article

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