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Malnutrition in hospital: the case of the stroke patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. R. Pennington
C. R. Pennington
Affiliation:
Department of Gas troenterology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DDI 9SY, United Kingdom
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 79 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 477 - 478
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1998

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