Chapter-16 Assessment of Nutritional Status
BOOK TITLE: Food & Nutrition for Nurses
Author
1. Singh Ruma
ISBN
9789350255698
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11556_16
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2012
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1.
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab,
College of Nursing, Affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India; Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Chapter keywords
Nutritional assessment,
nutritional status,
nutritional health,
normal nutrition,
anthropometry,
Salter weighing scale,
Beam scale,
Bathroom scales,
mid-upper arm circumference,
ulnar process,
triceps skinfold thickness,
Harpenden,
Lange skinfold calipers,
olecranon process,
biochemical tests,
dietary assessment,
twenty-four-hour recall method,
food frequency,
food diary,
diet history,
radiological examination