A comparison of mid upper arm circumference, body mass index and weight loss as indices of undernutrition in acutely hospitalized patients

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-312

  Powell Tuck, Jeremy ^a   Hennessy, Enid M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Body mass index; Mid upper arm circumference; Nutritional assessment; Nutritional screening; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MARKER; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL WARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0038173692     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5614(03)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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