A self-completed nutrition screening tool for community-dwelling older adults with high reliability: A comparison study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-344

  Huhmann, Maureen B ^a   Perez, V ^b   Alexander, D D ^c   Thomas, D R ^d  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; Malnutrition; nutrition screening; older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT SHORT FORM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880701332     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0015-x     Document Type: Article

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