The effects of undernutrition in hospitalised patients.
The prevalence of undernutrition in hospitals is significant, affecting between 13% and 78% of acute care patients depending on the population studied. This article considers the causes and effects of undernutrition and identifies strategies to overcome it.
Holmes
Susan
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Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent. susan.holmes@canterbury.ac.uk
D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology