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Review
. 2012 Dec;12(6):572-5.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-6-572.

Nutrition: tips for the general physician

Richard Jones  1 , Simon Lal, Jon Shaffer
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Review

Nutrition: tips for the general physician

Richard Jones et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Dec.
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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
The spectrum of nutritional support, from ensuring that all inpatients receive and are able to eat nutritious meals, to providing parenteral nutrition for those with intestinal failure. ANS 5 artificial nutritional support.
Fig 2.
Fig 2.
The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) (BMI 5 body mass index).
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