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Nutritional advice in common clinical situations
— Compendium Document 2.5 (revised August 2009) | | Corporate Author | British Geriatrics Society - BGS |
| Publisher | British Geriatrics Society - BGS, London, August 2009 |
| Pages | 8 pp |
| Source | Download from website (2/09/09): http://www.bgs.org.uk/Publications/Compendium/comp... |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) comments that the incidence of under nutrition in patients admitted to hospital in the UK is around 28%, and is 25% greater in older subjects. This compendium document covers: nutrition screening; management of under nutrition in hospital; ethical and legal considerations; nutrition and stroke; and nutrition in the community and care homes. The web version of this document alerts the user to other online references. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090902203 E |
| Classmark | CF: 583 |
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