Outcomes research in specialized nutrition support.
Outcomes research can play an important role in the development and evolution of the specialty practice of nutrition support. This manuscript discusses the current state and future prospect of outcomes research in specialized nutrition support. It is concluded that there is an important role in the field for research that focuses on "what works, and what does not" in nutrition support practice.
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David A
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Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ, USA. augustda@umdnj.edu
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Denise
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D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome