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Adult malnutrition: prevalence and use of nutrition-related quality indicators in South African public-sector hospitals

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 32 , issue 1 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 1–7

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2017.1410003

Author(s): Esmarie van TonderDepartment of Dietetics, School of Lifestyle Science, South Africa, Lynn GardnerDepartment of Health, Health Centre, South Africa, Saskia CresseyDepartment of Health, South Africa, Reinette Tydeman-EdwardsDepartment of Health, South Africa, Karin GerberNursing Science Department, South Africa,

Keywords: Adults, hospitalised, malnutrition, hospitalised, nutrition-related quality indicators, prevalence, screening,

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of malnutrition among adult hospitalised patients in three South African public hospitals and to determine the availability of nutrition-related quality indicators at ward and institutional level.

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