Development of a local malnutrition risk screening tool-hospital (MRST-H) for hospitalised elderly patients

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-147

  Sakinah, Harith ^a   Suzana, S ^b   Noor Aini, M Y ^c   Philip Poi, J H ^d   Shahrul Bahyah, K ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Masterskill University College of Health Sciences   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hospital malnutrition; MRST H; Reliability; Screening tool; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871823436     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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