Open AccessNutritional screening of older people in a sub-acute care facility in Australia and its relation to discharge outcomes
Author(s) -
Renuka Visvanathan,
R. K. Penhall,
Ian Chapman
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afh078
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , malnutrition , prospective cohort study , pediatrics , acute care , gerontology , surgery , health care , economics , economic growth
To determine the prevalence of under-nutrition using brief screening methods and to determine the relation between these results and (1) those of a more standard nutritional assessment and (2) discharge outcomes.
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