Association Between Anthropometric Indicators of Nutrition Status and Length of Hospital Stay in Hospitalized Patients

Background Undernutrition is associated with increased hospital length of stay (LOS). Anthropometrics is required for undernutrition screening and diagnosis. However, the measurements which are more strongly associated with LOS are to be specified. This study aims to measure the independent associat...

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Main Author: Pinto, AC (author)
Other Authors: Sousa, AS (author), Amaral, Teresa (author), Guerra, RS (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/131302
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/131302