The use of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) as a simplified nutritional screening tool

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1966-1967

  Cereda, Emanuele ^a   Pedrolli, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Trento Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCREENING;

EID: 45749090846     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1966     Document Type: Letter

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