Malnutrition in patients admitted to the medical wards of the Douala General Hospital: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common in acutely ill patients occurring in 30–50% of hospitalized patients. Awareness and screening for malnutrition is lacking in most health institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at screening for malnutrition using anthropometric and laboratory indices i...

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Autores principales: Luma, Henry Namme, Eloumou, Servais Albert Fiacre Bagnaka, Mboligong, Franklin Ngu, Temfack, Elvis, Donfack, Olivier-Tresor, Doualla, Marie-Solange
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28673364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2592-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28673364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2592-y

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