Validity and reliability of simple nutrition screening tools adapted to the elderly population in heathcare facilities

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 292-294

  Laporte, M ^a   Villalon, L ^b   Thibodeau, J ^b   Payette, H ^c  

^a Campbellton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c Ctr Rech Gerontologie et Geriatrie   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; BMI; Elderly population in healthcare facilities; Nutrition screening tool; Protein energy malnutrition; Reliability; Validity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035226468     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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