Relationship between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Body Mass Index in Inpatients.

Relationship between Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and Body Mass Index in Inpatients.

Nutritional screening is a fundamental aspect of the initial evaluation of the hospitalised patient. Body Mass Index (BMI) in association with other parameters is a good marker of malnutrition (<18.5 kg/m2), but it presents the handicap that the great majority of patients cannot be weighed and me...

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Main Authors: Néstor Benítez Brito, José Pablo Suárez Llanos, Manuel Fuentes Ferrer, Jose Gregorio Oliva García, Irina Delgado Brito, Francisca Pereyra-García Castro, Nieves Caracena Castellanos, Candelaria Xiomara Acevedo Rodríguez, Enrique Palacio Abizanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4975446?pdf=render

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