Cost effectiveness of nutrition support in the prevention of pressure ulcer in hospitals

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-46

  Banks, M D ^a,b   Graves, N ^b   Bauer, J D ^c,d   Ash, S ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Nutrition support; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESSURE ULCER; QUEENSLAND; RISK;

EID: 84872155637     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.140     Document Type: Article

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