Prevalence of undernutrition on admission to a short-stay acute care unit
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[Short-stay respiratory unit: a new option for inpatient care].
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1017/s0029665109001827