Burden of Underweight in Israel.
CONCLUSIONS: Underweight imposes a considerable health burden in terms of deaths, health service use, and resource costs in Israel. Identification of cost-effective interventions to reduce this burden, not only among hospitalized patients, but also among persons living in the community, is essential.
PMID: 30144104 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Ginsberg GM, Saday Y Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research
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