The use of the mini nutrition assessment tool to measure the nutrition status of community-dwelling seniors taking part in government-sponsored programs

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-148

  Fodero, Korinne M ^b   Wunderlich, Shahla M ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Government sponsored programs; Mini nutrition assessment; Nutrition assessment; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDITATION; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TAI CHI; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 67650218513     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TIN.0000318910.16241.0c     Document Type: Article

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