Open AccessWhich Reported Estimate of the Prevalence of Malnutrition After Stroke Is Valid?
Author(s) -
Norine Foley,
Katherine Salter,
James Robertson,
Robert Teasell,
M. Gail Woodbury
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.518910
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , stroke (engine) , environmental health , gerontology , pathology , engineering , mechanical engineering
The reported prevalence of malnutrition after stroke varies widely, whereas it remains unclear which of the estimates is most accurate. The aim of this review was to explore possible sources of this heterogeneity among studies and to evaluate whether the nutritional assessment techniques used were valid.
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