Impact of global and subjective mini nutritional assessment (MNA) questions on the evaluation of the nutritional status: The role of gender and age

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Cuervo, Marta ^a   Ansorena, Diana ^a   Martínez González, Miguel A ^a   García, Aquilino ^b   Astiasarán, Iciar ^a   Martínez, J Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Spanish Pharmacists Council ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment of undernutrition; MNA in elderly; Screening of undernutrition; Self perception; Undernutrition in elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67349270961     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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