Reliability and Technical Error of Calf Circumference and
Mid-half Arm Span Measurements for Nutritional Status
Assessment of Elderly Persons in Malaysia

Reliability and Technical Error of Calf Circumference and Mid-half Arm Span Measurements for Nutritional Status Assessment of Elderly Persons in Malaysia

This study sought to examine the reliability of two measurements; Calf Circumference (CC) and Mid-half Arm Span (MHAS). A sample of 130 elderly persons aged 60 years and above seen consecutively in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital outpatient clinic during the period of December 2005 to January 2006, upo...

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Main Authors:	Haniff, Jamaiyah, Appannah, Geeta, Mohammad Nor, Noor Safiza, Wong, N. F., Kee, Chee Cheong, Zainuddin, Ahmad Ali, Shahar, Suzana, Rasat, Rahmah, Khor, Geok Lin, Abd Talib, Ruzita, Chen, Won Sun, M., Rajaah, Yusoff, Ahmad Faudzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2008
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6490/1/mjn14n2_art2.pdf

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