A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in community and care home settings

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 125-137

  Elia, M ^a   Normand, C ^b   Laviano, A ^c   Norman, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community; Cost; Cost effectiveness; Malnutrition; Oral nutritional supplements; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARE HOME; COMMUNITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

TRACE ELEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84939622083     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.012     Document Type: Article

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