Nutritional screening of elderly patients: A health improvement approach to practice

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 184-191

  Farrer, K ^a   Donaldson, E ^a   Blackett, B ^a   Lloyd, H ^a   Forde, C ^a   Melia, D ^a   Lal, S ^a  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84896390973     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12073     Document Type: Article

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