Clinical outcome of protein-energy malnourished patients in a Brazilian university hospital
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a treatable disease with high prevalence among hospitalized patients. It can cause significant increases in the duration of hospitalization and costs. PEM is especially important for health systems since malnourished patients present higher morbidity and mortalit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200028&lng=en&tlng=en |