Relationship between hand grip strength and nutritional assessment methods used of hospitalized patients Relação entre a força do aperto da mão e métodos de avaliação nutricional em pacientes hospitalizados

OBJECTIVE: This study verified the association between hand grip strength and body mass index, subjective global assessment and nutritional risk screening 2002. METHODS: This cross-sectional study calculated the body mass index, measured hand grip strength and administered the subjective global asse...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monique Ferreira Garcia, Marion Schneider Meireles, Letícia Maria Führ, Amanda Brognoli Donini, Elisabeth Wazlawik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2013-02-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732013000100005