Malnutrition: The Importance of Identification, Documentation, and Coding in the Acute Care Setting

Malnutrition is a significant issue in the hospital setting. This cross-sectional, observational study determined the prevalence of malnutrition amongst 189 adult inpatients in a teaching hospital using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment tool and compared data to control groups for c...

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Main Authors: Jane Kellett, Greg Kyle, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Mark Naunton, Narelle Luff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9026098