An analytic appraisal of nutrition screening tools supported by original data with particular reference to age

Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 477-494

  Elia, Marinos ^a   Stratton, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Malnutrition; Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Nutrition screening; Nutritional Risk Screening 2002; Subjective Global Assessment

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL RISK SCREENING 2002; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859218031     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2011.11.009     Document Type: Review

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