title: Nutritional aspects of wound healing.
abstract: The nutritional aspects of wound healing include completing a nutritional assessment, estimating a patient's nutrient needs, and evaluating options for medical nutrition therapy. Some key nutrients involved in wound healing are discussed and their food sources described.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Hospital, Merrillville, Ind, USA.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Flanigan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D018529:Nutritional Support; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*