Reliability and technical error of Calf Circumference and Mid-half Arm Span measurements for nutritional status assessment of elderly persons in Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-150

  Jamaiyah, Haniff ^a   Geeta, A ^a   Safiza, M N ^b   Wong, N F ^b   Kee, Chee Cheong ^c   Ahmad, A Z ^b   Suzana, Shahar ^d   Rahmah, R ^e   Khor, G L ^f   Ruzita, A T ^d   Chen, W S ^a   Rajaah, M ^a   Faudzi, A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b Institute for Public Health   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 65449119231     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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