Nutrition Assessment
| Definition: |
Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of nutrition or the nutritional status of the individual. Nutrition surveys may be used in making the assessment. |
| Notes: |
no qualif; do not confuse with NUTRITION SURVEYS: survey refers to a population in a given geog area, assessment refers to an individual; DF: NUTRITION ASSESS |
| Also Called: |
Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) |
| Previously Indexed: |
Nutrition Disorders (1966-1989),Nutrition Surveys (1966-1989),Nutritional Status (1987-1989) |
Nutrition Assessment Definitions and Terms
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