Economic evaluation for protein and energy supplementation in adults: Opportunities to strengthen the evidence

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1243-1250

  Milte, R K ^a   Ratcliffe, J ^b   Miller, M D ^a   Crotty, M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

costs and cost analysis; enteral nutrition; malnutrition; oral nutritional supplementation; review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84889608270     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.206     Document Type: Review

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