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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. human nutrition
  4. nutrition assessment
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. human nutrition
  3. nutrition assessment

Preferred term

nutrition assessment

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • mini nutritional assessment
  • mini nutrition assessment
  • nutritional assessment
  • nutritional indexes
  • nutritional indices
  • nutrition indexes
  • nutrition indices
  • nutrition screening
  • prognostic nutritional index

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/10124

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