Comparative analysis of undernutrition screening and diagnostic tools as predictors of hospitalisation costs

Background: Undernutrition is associated with higher hospitalisation costs. The present study aims (i) to explore whether undernutrition status at hospital admission, as evaluated by different screening and diagnostic tools, can predict patient's hospitalisation costs and (ii) to provide an upd...

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Main Author: R. S. Guerra (author)
Other Authors: A. S. Sousa (author), I. Fonseca (author), F. Pichel (author), M. T. Restivo (author), S. Ferreira (author), T. F. Amaral (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/96478
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/96478