High prevalence and burden of adult malnutrition at a tertiary hospital: An opportunity to use nutrition-focused care to improve outcomes

High prevalence and burden of adult malnutrition at a tertiary hospital: An opportunity to use nutrition-focused care to improve outcomes

Summary: Background & aims: Disease-associated undernutrition is common among hospitalized adults around the world, but risk is expected to be even greater in regions of food insecurity, as in Southeast Asia. Our study, which was based in a large Vietnamese hospital, aimed to determine the...

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Main Authors: Nien Vinh Lam, Suela Sulo, Hong Anh Nguyen, Thuy Nhung Nguyen, Cory Brunton, Nguyen N. Duy, Minh Tam Ngoc Bui, Huu Thinh Nguyen, Tri Thanh Vu, Quang Binh Truong, Hoang Bac Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Open Science
Subjects:
Hospital
Malnutrition
Undernutrition
Prevalence
Nutrition
Asia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667268521000437

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