Adult malnutrition: prevalence and use of nutrition-related quality indicators in South African public-sector hospitals

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of malnutrition among adult hospitalised patients in three South African public hospitals and to determine the availability of nutrition-related quality indicators at ward and institutional level. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Esmarie van Tonder, Lynn Gardner, Saskia Cressey, Reinette Tydeman-Edwards, Karin Gerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2017.1410003