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The Indigenous Australian Malnutrition Project: the burden and impact of malnutrition in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander hospital inpatients, and validation of a malnutrition screening tool for use in hospitals—study rationale and protocol

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is associated with adverse outcomes for hospital inpatients and is a significant economic burden on hospitals. Malnutrition is frequently under-recognised in this setting and valid screening and early diagnosis are important for timely nutritional management. Aboriginal Aust...

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Autores principales: Morris, Natasha F., Stewart, Simon, Riley, Malcolm D., Maguire, Graeme P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27547670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2943-5