Clinical usefulness of the mini nutritional assessment (MNA) scale in geriatric medicine

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 176-181

  Gazzotti, C ^a   Albert, A ^a   Pepinster, A ^a   Petermans, J ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ageing; Katz score; Malnutrition; MNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; DIGITALIS; LAXATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID; THYROID HORMONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033821860     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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