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. 2010 Nov 23;182(17):1831-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101256. Epub 2010 Oct 12.

Nutritional assessment and length of hospital stay

Ursula G Kyle  1 , Jorge A Coss-Bu
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Nutritional assessment and length of hospital stay

Ursula G Kyle et al. CMAJ. .
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