EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN ELDER PATIENTS WITH CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: COMPARING THE MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT (MNA) WITH THE SUBJECT GLOBAL ASSESSMENT (SGA)

The DOQI 2000 recommends the subjective global assessment(SGA)for the nutritional evaluation in patient with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD). In 1990s, the mini nutritional assessment (MNA)has been used successfully in the evaluation of the nutrition status in the flail elder person....

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Main Authors: Tang Zhi-huan, Yuan Wei-jie, Gu Li-jie, Yu Qian, Hao Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221191321200602X