Title: Quality Indicators for the Care of Undernutrition in Vulnerable Elders
Abstract: Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyVolume 55, Issue s2 p. S438-S442 Quality Indicators for the Care of Undernutrition in Vulnerable Elders David B. Reuben MD, David B. Reuben MD From the Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author David B. Reuben MD, David B. Reuben MD From the Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 October 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01353.xCitations: 20 Address correspondence to David B. Reuben, MD, Chief, UCLA Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10945 Le Conte Ave., Suite #2339, Los Angeles, CA 90095. 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