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Review
. 2001 Nov 13;165(10):1345-9.

Clinical nutrition: 1. Protein-energy malnutrition in the inpatient

L J Hoffer  1
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Review

Clinical nutrition: 1. Protein-energy malnutrition in the inpatient

L J Hoffer. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Clinical features of PEM. PEM = protein–energy malnutrition. Photo by: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge
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Fig. 2: Pathophysiology of PEM. Photo by: Lianne Friesen and Nicholas Woolridge
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