Screening of nutritional risk of alcoholic patients using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool.
Fifty-three percentage patients at presentation were rated as being at medium or high risk of malnutrition.
Malnutrition should be actively considered and screened for in alcoholic patients admitted for alcohol detoxification due to its high prevalence and benefits obtained from treatment.
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