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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.
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Leah 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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vol. 190 no. 40 E1207
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180108
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30301744
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  • Published online October 8, 2018.
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  1. Katherine F. Eckert, RD BSc,
  2. Leah E. Cahill, RD PhD
  1. 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.
  1. Correspondence to: Leah Cahill, leah.cahill{at}dal.ca

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