Health Care Activity
nutrition therapy
nu·tri·tion ther·a·py [ noo-trih-shun thayr-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to nutrition therapy:
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Administration of food and fluids to support metabolic processes of a patient who is malnourished or at high risk for becoming malnourishedNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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Improving health status of an individual by adjusting the quantities, qualities, and methods of nutrient intake.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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