Q J Med 2000; 93: 640-641
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Malnutrition in hospital
University Department of Medicine City Hospital Birmingham
Sir,
We read with interest the article by Kelly et al.1 suggesting that malnutrition in acute hospital admissions is common, and apparently is unrecognized and unmanaged in 70% of cases. We suggest that malnutrition in acute hospital admissions may actually be further exacerbated by the diet provided to in-hospital patients.
In a
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