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Risk, prevalence, and impact of hospital malnutrition in a Tertiary Care Referral University Hospital: a cross-sectional study

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Finocchiaro, C., Fanni, G. & Bo, S. Risk, prevalence, and impact of hospital malnutrition in a Tertiary Care Referral University Hospital: a cross-sectional study. Intern Emerg Med 14, 7–9 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1987-7

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