Nutritional status influences the length of stay and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients in internal medicine wards

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the nutritional status (NS) and clinical outcome and length of stay (LOS) among patients admitted to the internal medicine ward. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study performed with the data of clinical patie...

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Main Authors: Ana Manuela Ordoñez, Maria Eliana Madalozzo Schieferdecker, Talita Cestonaro, João Cardoso Neto, Antônio Carlos Ligocki Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2013-08-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112013000400048&lng=en&tlng=en