The effectiveness of a specialised oral nutrition supplement on outcomes in patients with chronic wounds: A pragmatic randomised study

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 452-458

  Bauer, J D ^a,b   Isenring, E ^a,c   Waterhouse, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Wesley Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutrition counselling; Nutrition supplements; Nutrition support; Outcomes; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ZINC; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION COUNSELLING; NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS; NUTRITION SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOMES; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

NUTRITION COUNSELLING; NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS; NUTRITION SUPPORT; OUTCOMES; WOUNDS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCORBIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 84884201788     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12084     Document Type: Article

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