Nutritional screening and assessment tools for older adults: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-490

  Green, Sue M ^a   Watson, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Literature review; Nursing; Nutrition; Older adults; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; NURSING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646500754     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03841.x     Document Type: Review

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