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Malnutrition in Canadian hospitals
Katherine F. Eckert and Leah E. Cahill
CMAJ October 09, 2018 190 (40) E1207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180108
Katherine F. Eckert
Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Eckert), and Medicine (Cahill), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Nutrition (Cahill), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.
RD BScLeah E. Cahill
Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Eckert), and Medicine (Cahill), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Nutrition (Cahill), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.
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Malnutrition in Canadian hospitals
Katherine F. Eckert, Leah E. Cahill
CMAJ Oct 2018, 190 (40) E1207; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.180108
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- Malnutrition at hospital admission is common in Canada
- Malnutrition is independently associated with increased length of stay and health care costs in Canadian hospitals
- The Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool is a quick and effective tool that identifies patients who are at risk of malnutrition
- Nutrition care in hospital reduces malnutrition and associated morbidity and mortality
- Identification and early intervention in primary care can reduce malnutrition
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