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The nutritional status and clinical course of acute admissions to a geriatric unit
Author(s)J Potter, K Klipstein, J J Reilly, M Roberts
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 24, no 2, March 1995
Pagespp 131-136
KeywordsMalnutrition ; In-patients.
AnnotationExamines the extent of undernutrition in older people admitted to hospital, and examines the relationship between nutritional status and length of hospital stay. Concludes that severe malnutrition is common in older medical admissions, and that additional nutritional depletion may occur during hospital stay.
Accession NumberCPA-950316287 A
ClassmarkCSM: LF7

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