Decreasing trends in malnutrition prevalence rates explained by regular audits and feedback

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1381-1386

  Meijers, Judith M M ^a   Candel, Math J M M ^a   Schols, Jos M G A ^a,b   Van Bokhorst de Van Der Schueren, Marian A E ^c   Halfens, Ruud J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649986451     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.102608     Document Type: Article

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