NUTRITIONAL INDICATORS OF MALNUTRITION IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

NUTRITIONAL INDICATORS OF MALNUTRITION IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is associated with clinical factors, including longer hospital stay, increased morbidity and mortality and hospital costs. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of malnutrition using different nutritional indicators and to identify factors that contribute to...

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Main Authors: Vânia Aparecida LEANDRO-MERHI, Caroline Lobo COSTA, Laiz SARAGIOTTO, José Luiz Braga de AQUINO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2019-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Health status indicators
Malnutrition
Nutrition assessment
Nutritional status
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