Prevalence and Economic Burden of Malnutrition Diagnosis Among Patients Presenting to United States Emergency Departments.

David P LanctinFrancheska Merced-NievesRenee M MallettMary Beth ArensbergPeggi GuenterSuela SuloTimothy F Platts-Mills

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)

While malnutrition is currently diagnosed at a low rate in U.S. EDs, the economic burden of malnutrition is substantial in this care setting. Given the potential for systematic malnutrition screening and treatment protocols to alleviate this burden, future research is warranted.

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