A modified Mini Nutritional Assessment without BMI can effectively assess the nutritional status of neuropsychiatric patients
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A modified Mini Nutritional Assessment without BMI can effectively assess the nutritional status of neuropsychiatric patients.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES To determine whether a modified version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) without body mass index (BMI) can effectively identify individuals at risk of malnutrition among patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. BACKGROUND Neuropsychiatric patients have an additional risk of nutritional disorder due to functional impairments and drug effects. However, their nutritio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Nursing
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0962-1067,1365-2702
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02686.x