Nutritional evaluation of alcoholic inpatients admitted for alcohol detoxification.
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AIMS To assess nutritional risk of alcoholic patients admitted for alcohol detoxification. METHODS Screening of nutritional risk of alcoholic patients using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. RESULTS Fifty-three percentage patients at presentation were rated as being at medium or high risk of malnutrition. CONCLUSION Malnutrition should be actively considered and screened for in alcoholic patients admitted for alcohol detoxification due to its high prevalence and benefits obtained from treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Alcohol and alcoholism
دوره 46 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011