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Malnutrition and its association with readmission and death within 7 days and 8–180 days postdischarge in older patients: a prospective observational study

OBJECTIVE: The relationship between admission nutritional status and clinical outcomes following hospital discharge is not well established. This study investigated whether older patients’ nutritional status at admission predicts unplanned readmission or death in the very early or late periods follo...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Yogesh, Miller, Michelle, Kaambwa, Billingsley, Shahi, Rashmi, Hakendorf, Paul, Horwood, Chris, Thompson, Campbell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018443