“Eat your lunch!” – controversies in the nutrition of the acutely, non-critically ill medical inpatient
There is no doubt about the strong association of malnutrition and adverse medical outcomes including mortality, morbidity and quality of life. Particularly in the elderly and frail medical inpatient population, loss of appetite due to the acute illness further aggravates nutritional status. In fa...
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| Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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| Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2026 |