Validity and user-friendliness of the minimal eating observation and nutrition form - Version II (MEONF - II) for undernutrition risk screening

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vallén, Christina ^a   Hagell, Peter ^b   Westergren, Albert ^c  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Criterion related validity; MEOF; MEONF; MNA; MUST; Screening; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALF CIRCUMFERENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; MINIMAL EATING OBSERVATION AND NUTRITION FORM; NURSING CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79955585368     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v55i0.5801     Document Type: Article

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