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Nutrition Assessment

Medical 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.
Guide 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)

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