Diagnosing malnutrition : where are we and where do we need to go / Charlene Compher, Nilesh M. Mehta
Series: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 116 : 5, page 779-784 Publication details: May 2016Content type:- text
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Malnutrition has been recognized for its association with negative clinical outcomes in hospitalized adults for many years. In the mid-1930s, Hiram Studley observed that patients with peptic ulcer disease who lost more than 20% of their usual body weight had 10-fold greater mortality than those with less weight loss. A landmark editorial 40 years later, "The Skeleton in the Hospital Closet," by Charles Butterworth, called attention to hospital-acquired malnutrition. Yet many issues around the identification of malnutrition and effective treatment options remain unresolved.
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