Nutritional status classification in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 786-792

  Hiller, Lynn ^a   Lowery, Julie C ^b   Davis, Jennifer A ^b   Shore, Carole J ^c,d   Striplin, Dana T ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DIETETICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETETICS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JUDGMENT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ADMISSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0035406245     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00196-1     Document Type: Article

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