title: Observations on the practice of clinical nutrition in hospitals in China.
abstract: Observations and interaction with physicians and surgeons in four Chinese medical institutions visited during 1983 are discussed in three broad areas: teaching activities and discussions comparing modern Western theory and practice in clinical nutrition with that in China; clinical rounds involving discussion of the nutritional problems of patients with a variety of diseases; a survey of hospital nutrition support practices in China. Difficulties in auditing the prevalence of hospital-associated malnutrition in these hospitals are discussed. Controlled, independent observations are required to estimate the incidence of hospital-associated malnutrition in China. While clinical nutrition has received little attention in medical training in China, the Chinese are eager for more educational input.
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000592:standards*; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000592:standards*