Population-specific modifications of the short-form Mini Nutritional Assessment and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool for elderly Taiwanese

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1431-1438

  Tsai, Alan C ^a   Chang, Tsui Lan ^a   Chen, Jennifer T ^a   Yang, Teng Wen ^b  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nutrition assessment; Nutritional risk screening; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 69949107532     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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