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Development of a screening tool for detecting undernutrition and dietary inadequacy among rural elderly in Malaysia: simple indices to identify individuals at high risk

Suzana Shahar Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abd. Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Robert Dixon School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Street, Sheffield S1 4DA
&
Jane Earland Centre for Human Nutrition, Division of Clinical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK
Pages 435-444 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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