Reliability of a qualitative screening tool versus physical measurements in identifying undernutrition in an elderly population

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-140

  Pattison, R ^a   Corr, J ^b   Ogilvie, M ^c   Farquhar, D ^c   Sutherland, D ^a   Davidson, H I M ^a   Richardson, R A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutritional assessment; Screening tool; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETITIAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0033002324     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277x.1999.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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