Malnutrition in Surgical Wards: A Plea for Concern

Background. Malnutrition in hospitalized patients is underdiagnosed, with 30 to 60% of patients admitted being malnourished. The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional status of patients in a general surgery ward and to define the correlation between the risk of malnutrition and...

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Main Authors: Offir Ben-Ishay, Haya Gertsenzon, Tanya Mashiach, Yoram Kluger, Irit Chermesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/840512