Nutrition risk screening in acute care: A survey of practice

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-423

  Chima, Cinda S ^a   Dietz Seher, Christin ^a   Kushner Benson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition assessment; Nutrition status; Nutrition support; Nutrition surveys; Nutrition therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SCREENING; ACUTE DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL CARE; DIETARY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149333730     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533608321137     Document Type: Article

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