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Malnutrition associated with increased risk of frail mechanical falls among older people presenting to an emergency department
Emergency Medicine Australasia, 10/30/09
Vivanti AP et al. – Older people presenting to ED should be nutritionally screened. Malnutrition prevalence of 15% was documented and was associated with an increased risk of frail mechanical falls and hospital admission. The Malnutrition Screening Tool was a simple and practical screen for ED.
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