Malnutrition in Austrian hospital patients: Prevalence, risk factors, nursing interventions, and quality indicators: A descriptive multicentre study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1840-1849

  Tannen, Antje ^a   Lohrmann, Christa ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nursing; Nursing intervention; Oral intake; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING INTERVENTION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ORAL INTAKE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS; STATISTICS;

MALNUTRITION; NURSING; NURSING INTERVENTION; ORAL INTAKE; QUALITY INDICATORS;

AGED; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84880281882     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12051     Document Type: Article

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