The development and evaluation of the Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Paediatrics (STAMP ©) for use by healthcare staff

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-318

  McCarthy, H ^a,b   Dixon, M ^a   Crabtree, I ^a   Eaton Evans, M J ^b   McNulty, H ^b  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child under nutrition; Malnutrition; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETETICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETETICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864009708     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01234.x     Document Type: Article

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