Nutrition screening and assessment by anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in the frail elderly: A critical appraisal of methodology in a clinical setting

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 47-63

  Davidson, Jeannette ^a   Getz, Marjorie ^b  

^a Research and Service   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

An thropometrics; Cutoff points; Elderly; Impedance; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition screening; Reference standards

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3242731347     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n04_04     Document Type: Article

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