Population-specific anthropometric cut-points improve the functionality of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in elderly Taiwanese

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 656-662

  Tsai, Alan Chung Hong ^a,b,d   Ho, Ching Sung ^b   Chang, Ming Cheng ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Calf circumference; Elderly; Mini nutritional assessment; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 37349064398     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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