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Nutritional management in long-term care — development of a clinical guideline
Author(s)	David R Thomas, Wendy Ashmen, John E Morley
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 12, December 2000
Pages	pp M725-M734
Keywords	Nutrition ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Management [care] ; Standards of provision ; United States of America.
Annotation	Involuntary weight loss resulting from malnutrition is a major problem among residents in long-term care. Although body weight is easily measured, the evaluation of unintended weight loss in long-term care is difficult. The Council for National Clinical Strategies for Long Term Care, an expert panel of interdisciplinary thought leaders representing academia and the medical community in the US, derived a structured approach aimed at improving management of malnutrition in long-term care settings, using literature review and consensus development. This article describes and assesses the "Clinical guide to prevent and manage malnutrition in long-term care", which is based on a best-evidence approach. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010307201 A
Classmark	CF: LHB:LF: QA: 583: 7T
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