High prevalence of malnutrition in Internal Medicine wards - a multicentre ANUMEDI study.

CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of malnutrition in the Internal Medicine population is very high, with the majority of patients having critical need for multidisciplinary intervention. Low education level, admissions during previous year, and multiple comorbidities increase the odds of being malnourished.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - March 8, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Marinho R, Pessoa A, Lopes M, Rosinhas J, Pinho J, Silveira J, Amado A, Silva S, Oliveira BMPM, Marinho A, Jager-Wittenaar H Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research