A modified Mini Nutritional Assessment without BMI can effectively assess the nutritional status of neuropsychiatric patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1916-1922

  Tsai, Alan C ^a,b,d   Chou, Yuan Ti ^b   Chang, Tsui Lan ^b   Chang Lee, Shu Nu ^b   Tsay, Shwu Feng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mental health; Nurses; Nursing; Nutrition; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 66749132935     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02686.x     Document Type: Article

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