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The effect of nutritional status on length of stay in elderly hip fracture patients.

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1998

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Van Hoang H, Silverstone Fa, Sarah Leventer, Wolf-Klein Gp, Foley Cj
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Abstract

Hypoalbuminemia remains an important indicator of poor health outcome. Early biomedical monitoring of elderly subacute patients may lead to a reduction in length of stay and consequently reduce the costs of rehabilitation.