BMI-based figure rating scale (FRS) as an adjunctive aid in nutritional screening and assessment in a resource-limited setting

BMI-based figure rating scale (FRS) as an adjunctive aid in nutritional screening and assessment in a resource-limited setting

Objectives: Many existing malnutrition screening and diagnostic tools require body mass index (BMI) and quantification of weight change to detect malnutrition or risk thereof. This is often a challenge in South African public hospitals due to missing data, including patient records. This study inves...

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Main Authors: E van Tonder, N Dihawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-07-01
Series:The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subjects:
bmi
figure rating scales
limited resources
malnutrition
missing data
nutrition screening
weight change
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2019.1679943

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2019.1679943

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