Problems of nutritional assessment in the acute setting

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-46

  Baxter, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Biochemical markers; Body composition assessment; Nutritional status assessment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; SCREENING TEST;

ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032952433     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19990006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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